About the Calandra Lark
The calandra lark or European calandra-lark breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia. It is replaced further east by its relative, the bimaculated lark.
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This is a large, robust lark, 17.5–20 cm long. It is an undistinguished-looking species on the ground, mainly streaked greyish brown above and white below, and with large black patches on the breast sides. It has a white supercilium. In flight it shows short broad wings, which are dark below, and a short white-edged tail. The wing and tail patterns are distinctions from its more easterly relatives. The song is like a slower version of that of the skylark.
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What the Calandra Lark sounds like
Where the Calandra Lark lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Norway, United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Belgium, Hungary, Malta, Libya, Netherlands.
When to see the Calandra Lark
Peak activity in May · a passage migrant species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculataThis is a large, robust lark, 16–18 cm in length.
Mongolian LarkMelanocorypha mongolicaIts head is pale brown, with a red crown.
Tibetan LarkMelanocorypha maximaThe Tibetan lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found on the Tibetan Plateau from north-western India to central China.
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