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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Rufous-tailed Lark is referenced by 36 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, bird and Ganges.
It sits within the topics Ammomanes, Birds described in 1831 and Birds of India.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ammomanes
- Image
- Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) in Kawal WS, AP W IMG 2004.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Ammomanes phoenicura
- taxon name
- Ammomanes phoenicura
- taxon common name
- calhandra-rabirruiva
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The rufous-tailed lark (Ammomanes phoenicura), also sometimes called the rufous-tailed finch-lark, is a ground bird found in the drier open stony habitats of India and parts of Pakistan. Like other species in the genus it has a large finch-like bill with a slightly curved edge to the upper mandible. The dull brown colour matches the soil as it forages for grass seeds, grain and insects. Males and females are indistinguishable in the field but during the breeding season, the male has a courtship display that involves flying up steeply and then nose-diving and pulling up in a series of stepped wavy dips accompanied by calling. They forage on the ground in pairs or small groups.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rufous-tailed Lark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.