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Oriental Skylark

By Charlie February 19, 2008 2 comments

The Oriental (or Small) Skylark Alauda gulgula is clearly closely-related to the better-known and more widespread Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis (the well-loved songster of farmland and fields across the Palearctic). As it’s English name suggests gulgula is smaller than than arvensis - which can be difficult to assess on individuals in the field - but [...]