Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata [Ménétriés, 1832] |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Alaudidae |
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BTO Codes:
, BIMLA
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EURING No: 9620 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 37 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 55 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: melas=black + koruphos=lark and L.: bi-double + maculatus=spotted |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Middle East to c Asia, WINTERS: south to ne Africa, Arabia & s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Arid areas |
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Diet:
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Insects and seeds |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Lundy, 1962
(Jones, M. 1965. British Birds 58:309-312)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
3
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Shetland
(1976),
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North-east England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Devon
(1962),
Isles of Scilly
(1975),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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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