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The 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. It grows to a length of from 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) and the sexes are similar. As with the greater short-toed lark, the colour varies across the broad range and is not a good distinguishing feature. It is dark-streaked greyish-brown above, and white below. It has a pale supercilium, and a short stubby bill. Care must be taken to distinguish this species from the Calandrella larks.
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When to see the Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 21 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 Belgium, EH, France, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, Greece, Armenia, China, Cyprus, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Italy, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Cuba, Finland, Kenya, Mauritania, Oman.
About the Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
The Mediterranean short-toed lark is a small passerine bird found in and around the Mediterranean Basin. It is a common bird with a very wide range from Canary Islands north to the Iberian Peninsula and east throughout North Africa to parts of the Middle East. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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Easily confused with
Turkestan Short-toed LarkAlaudala heineiThe Turkestan short-toed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
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.
Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensisThe Asian short-toed lark is a lark in the family Alaudidae.
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