ML608929099
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Media notes
Oriental Skylark in background
Observation details
My second sighting of this species, and didn't disappoint! Although we weren't able to witness the spectacle of 40+ birds singing here, the few birds we did see put up a great show. I now understand how it appears intermediate between Jerdon's and Indian bushlarks: bill not as thick and tail not as stumpy as in Jerdon's, markings on body not as sharp and striking as in Indian. Structurally more pipit-like. We didn't get great views of the puffy white throat while singing, but one bird showed off its 1.5x white outer tail feathers while perched on a rock. The song---what to say! We were able to note differences from skylark, with Singing's notes being well measured (patient?) and spaced out, appearing as more distinct notes than the other species's. No Tawny Larks here so I couldn't make that comparison. Provided one hears the song for more than 5-10 seconds, the notorious mimicry gives away the Singing's presence; skylark has no chance of keeping up! We were able to make out mimicry of WTKi, RVBu, AsWo, AsPr, CoTa, AGBE, RWLa, PuSu, PiBu, and even a palm squirrel! What an incredible bird. Most of the birds we saw sang continuously for >3 min (3 min is average song duration, according to Ganeshwar), either circling wide and slow in the sky, or perched on rocks or tarpaulin-covered bikes.
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- Google Pixel 6A
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- 4.11 MB