Rufous-tailed lark facts for kids
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The rufous-tailed lark (Ammomanes phoenicura) is a small passerine bird. This means it is a type of bird that perches. It lives mainly in India and parts of northeast Pakistan.
What Does It Look Like?
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Like other larks in the Ammomanes group, this bird has a wide, curved beak. Its nostrils are covered by small feathers. The back claw is about as long as its back toe and is slightly curved.
The lower part of its beak is soft and fleshy at the base. The rest of the beak is a horn-grey color. Its legs are also a flesh color.
When you see a rufous-tailed lark, you can easily spot its reddish-brown color. It has a reddish rump (the lower back area). It also has a dark band on its tail that gets thinner towards the sides, looking like a triangle. Its throat has light, dark brown streaks. Young birds have fewer streaks on their underside.
Where Do They Live?
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The rufous-tailed lark mostly lives in dry, open areas that are not very high up. These places usually do not have many trees.
They live all year round in India, south of the Ganges River. Their home range extends west to Kutch and the Aravallis in Rajasthan. During the summer, they visit parts of Pakistan in northern Punjab and southern Nepal.
You won't find this bird in Sri Lanka. Also, reports of them living on the island of Rameswaram have not been confirmed. They are mostly absent from the Western Ghats region, especially in Kerala.
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