Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula - Alouette gulgule

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Alaudidés
Genus
:
Alauda
Species
:
gulgula

Descriptor

Franklin, 1831

Biometrics

Size
: 18 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 24 à 30 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a species of bird in the Alaudidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Alauda gulgula gulgula (nc India to Sri Lanka and e to n Indochina)
Alauda gulgula lhamarum (Pamir Mts. and w Himalayas)
Alauda gulgula inopinata (Tibetan Plateau and nw China)
Alauda gulgula vernayi (e Himalayas and sw China)
Alauda gulgula inconspicua (s Kazakhstan to e Iran, Pakistan and nw India)
Alauda gulgula australis (sw India)
Alauda gulgula weigoldi (c and e China)
Alauda gulgula coelivox (s and se China, n Vietnam)
Alauda gulgula wattersi (Taiwan)

Foreign names

Alouette gulgule,
Alondra oriental,
laverca-oriental,
Orientfeldlerche,
keleti pacsirta,
Kleine Veldleeuwerik,
Allodola orientale,
mindre sånglärka,
Orientlerke,
škovránok krátkochvostý,
skřivan východní,
Lille Sanglærke,
aasiankiuru,
alosa oriental,
Steflævirki,
skowronek orientalny,
austrumu cīrulis,
orientalski škrjanec,
Индийский жаворонок,
タイワンヒバリ,
小云雀,
นกจาบฝนเสียงสวรรค์,
小雲雀,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats, Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land