Larks (Family Alaudidae)

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Dusky Lark

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need help please
Union End waterhole 23.1.2016
Lark :-?

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Puff Addy wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:14 pm Nice Dusky Lark! \O
Toko wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:11 pm Some birdbooks say you can ID it by its foraging behaviour: walking and raising the wings in an attempt to flush insects out of the ground.


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Re: Bird Identification

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and this one... not a Fawn colored Lark because of the white in the tail :-?

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I was thinking of a Pipit ?
my nephew and I have tried to ID, nor me, nor he are birding lol
Puff Addy wrote: Wed May 25, 2016 10:52 am Fawn-coloured Lark can show a white edge to the outer tail feathers, so... :yes:


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Re: Bird Identification

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After our lenghty lark discussion on elsewhere yesterday, I consider this one a fawn-coloured lark as well and it seems quite similar to yours, nan. :-?


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Hi there 0/* 0/*

Please help with id (KTP)
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Dewi wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:32 pm Fawn coloured lark.


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Kgalagadi 19.11.2017
and for this one I think of a Fawn Coloured Lark
Fawn Coloured Lark ???
Fawn Coloured Lark ???
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Dewi wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:32 pm Starks Lark maybe? Huge, pink bill.


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Sabota Lark

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One more: Flappet lark (dark underparts and big bill) or Sabota lark -O-

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Dindingwe wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 2:59 pm For the Lark I think it is a Sabota Lark, being more brown than rufous, but some Sabota are rather rufous. The long white eyebrow is distinctive. But I am not 100% sure.


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For the Lark I think it is a Sabota Lark, being more brown than rufous, but some Sabota are rather rufous. The long white eyebrow is distinctive. But I am not 100% sure.

This one is also a Sabota Lark :

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But I also have a identification problem with a Lark, seen at Mkhuze in April last year. Is it a Sabota or a Flappet or still another one according to you ?

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They are most likely all Sabota larks. The long white eyebrow doesn't lie ;-)


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Larks (Family Alaudidae)

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:ty: :ty: 0/0

Another one pretty please ;-) KTP Sept/Oct

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Re: Bird Identification

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I am not good at Larks, but ...
Spike-heeled Lark

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