Larks (Alaudidae)
Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) - HBW 9, p. 597
French: Cochevis de Malabar
German: Malabarlerche
Spanish: Cogujada Malabar
Other common names: Malabar Crested Lark, Short-crested Lark
Taxonomy: Alauda malabarica Scopoli, 1786, China; error = Malabar coast, western India.
Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with G. theklae, which often considered conspecific, but proof of close relationship lacking. Named race propinqua, known only from Londa district (Bombay), considered indistinguishable from other populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW India S from SE Gujarat.
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A bird on top of a bush, singing. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 December 2009 3 years ago 1 min 4 sec 4.8 -
A bird singing. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 58 sec 4.8 -
A bird becoming alert, changing its position and looking around Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird on the ground, looking around and raising its crest. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 4.3 -
singing form rock on ground, poohs and wanders off Locality Bokkapuram, Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 December 2012 17 weeks ago 35 sec 4 -
adult with food walks to juvenile to feed it, then both fly, calling Locality Bokkapuram, Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 December 2012 17 weeks ago 24 sec 3.7 -
adult foraging, then feeding a begging juvenile Locality Bokkapuram, Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 21 December 2012 17 weeks ago 37 sec 3.3
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