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Armenian Name: | Երկբծավոր արտույտ |
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See Plate 39 for Bimaculated Lark and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 16-17 cm, Wing Span:33-41 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 204. |
Description: | Brown lark with large bill and bold head pattern; tail has white spots at tips except on central pair. |
Adult: | Streaked above; black breast patches. |
Juvenile: | Broad off-white feather tips on upperparts. |
Similar Species: | Differs from Calandra Lark by slightly smaller size, and in flight, shows white spots on tail tip and brown underwings lacking white trailing edge. |
Behavior: | Male flies in circles during spring courtship display. |
Habitat: | Semidesert, steppe. |
Food: | Invertebrates, seeds. |
Nest: | Cup of grass in ground scrape. |
Eggs: | 24 mm, 3-5, white, brown spots. |