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Blanford's lark is 14–15 centimetres long. The upperparts are pale sandy-brown with some darker streaking and the crown is rufous. The underparts are pale and plain apart from a small dark patch on the side of the neck made up of vertical streaks. The greater short-toed lark is similar but has a greyer, more-streaked crown. Erlanger's and red-capped larks have darker upperparts with more streaking and a darker rufous crown. Erlanger's lark has larger dark neck-patches while in red-capped lark the patches are rufous. Blanford's lark has a sparrow-like flight-call.
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When to see the Blanford's Lark
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blanford's Lark
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Blanford's Lark
Blanford's lark or Blanford's short-toed lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family, Alaudidae, which is native to north-eastern Africa. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-capped LarkCalandrella eremicaThe rufous-capped lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in southwestern Arabia and the Horn of Africa.
Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisThe Mongolian short-toed lark is darker and has a shorter bill than the greater short-toed lark.
Hume's Short-toed LarkCalandrella acutirostrisHume's short-toed lark is similar in size and appearance to the greater short-toed lark but is generally a duller-looking bird with slightly darker plumage and a slightly smaller beak.
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