Larks (Alaudidae)
Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima) - HBW 9, p. 580
French: Alouette du Tibet
German: Sumpflerche
Spanish: Calandria Tibetana
Other common names: Asiatic/Long-billed (Calandra) Lark
Taxonomy: Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867, borders of Sikkim.
Geographical variation relatively insignificant. Several races described, including kashmirica (E Kashmir), flavescens (W Nan Shan, Gansu), holdereri (Gansu, later interpreted as SW Tibetan Plateau NE to E Qinghai and Gansu) and subgrisea (NE Qinghai), but considered insufficiently distinct to merit recognition. Monotypic.
Distribution: Tibetan Plateau from NW India E to C China (NE Qinghai, Gansu, extreme W Inner Mongolia & NW Sichuan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult on ground, walking, singing Locality Er La Pass, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 June 2011 30 weeks ago 38 sec 3.6 -
Two birds jumping on the ground, one calling Locality Koko Nor Lake, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp holdereri)
Keith Blomerley 4 August 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 2.9 -
A bird walking and flying away Locality Zoige (Ruoergai) County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp holdereri)
Josep del Hoyo 17 May 2002 6 years ago 15 sec 2.4
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Bird sitting on the ground in snow.
Locality Waqie, Hongyuan County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Sam Woods 13 May 2006 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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