Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens [Vieillot, 1820] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Alaudidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 9700 | |
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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 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
14 cm
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Wingspan: 28 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 26 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: calandrella=the little calandra lark and L.: rufus=reddish + escere=to form |
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World Distribution:
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Iberia, n Africa, Middle East & c Asia |
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Habitat:
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Arid plains, farmland |
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Diet:
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Summer, largely insects, winter, largely seeds |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Dorset, 1992 (Co. Kerry, 1956)
(Dickie, I.R. & Vinicombe, K.E. 1995 British Birds 88:593-599)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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South-west England:
Dorset
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Dværglærke | Dutch: Kleine Kortteenleeuwerik |
| Finnish: Pikkukiuru | French: Alouette pispolette |
| German: Stummellerche | Hungarian: Vörhenyes pacsirta |
| Icelandic: Stúflævirki | Irish: Mionfhuiseog Ladharghearr |
| Italian: Pispoletta | Norwegian: Flekkdverglerke |
| Polish: Skowronczyk maly | Portuguese: Calhandrinha-das-marismas |
| Spanish: Terrera marismeña | Swedish: Dvärglärka |
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