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Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata [Ménétriés, 1832]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
BTO Codes:
, BIMLA
EURING No:
9620
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
37 cm
Weight:
M/F: 55 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: melas =black + koruphos =lark
and L.: bi -double + maculatus =spotted
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Middle East to c Asia, WINTERS: south to ne Africa, Arabia & s Asia
Habitat:
Arid areas
Diet:
Insects and seeds
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Lundy, 1962
(Jones, M. 1965. British Birds 58:309-312)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
3
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Shetland
(1976),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Devon
(1962),
Isles of Scilly
(1975),
Wales:
Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Řstlig kalanderlćrke
Dutch:
Bergleeuwerik
Finnish:
Ylänkökiuru
French:
Alouette monticole
German:
Bergkalanderlerche
Hungarian:
Hegyi kalandra
Icelandic:
Misturlćvirki
Irish:
Italian:
Calandra asiatica
Norwegian:
Fjellkalanderlerke
Polish:
Kalandra dwuplamista
Portuguese:
Calhandra-bimaculada
Spanish:
Calandria bimaculada
Swedish:
Asiatisk kalanderlärka
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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.24, June 2009). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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