Asian Short-toed Lark

What the Asian Short-toed Lark sounds like

Recorded by Jochem Verweij · Call, flight call · Ögiy, O'giinuur, Arkhangai, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jochem Verweij · Call, flight call · Ögiy, O'giinuur, Arkhangai, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Jochem Verweij · Call, flight call · Ögiy, O'giinuur, Arkhangai, Mongolia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Asian Short-toed Lark

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Asian Short-toed Lark

The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea.

About the Asian Short-toed Lark

The Asian short-toed lark is a lark in the family Alaudidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1871. It is found from south-central to eastern Asia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaThe Somali short-toed lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in eastern and north-eastern Africa. Sand LarkAlaudala raytalThe sand lark is about 12 or 13 cm (4.7 or 5.1 in) long. Mediterranean Short-toed LarkAlaudala rufescensThe Mediterranean short-toed lark is similar in size and appearance to the greater short-toed lark but is generally a duller-looking bird with a more streaked breast.