Malabar Lark

This is a common bird of open country, cultivation and scrub, often at some altitude. It nests on the ground, laying two to three eggs. Its food is seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season.

The Malabar Lark is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Malabar Lark, or Malabar Crested Lark, Galerida malabarica, is a sedentary breeding bird in western India. This is a common bird of open country, cultivation and scrub, often at some altitude. It nests on the ground, laying two to three eggs. Its food is seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season. This is a smallish lark, slightly smaller than the Skylark. It has a long spiky erectile crest. More

Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) perched on a rock. 3.65Average: 3.7 (3 votes) Your rating: None Voting is for registered members only. Please login or create a new account. More

similar, as is the Malabar Lark, Galerida malabarica, in western India. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Galerida cristata. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Malabar Lark is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) - photo © Martin Clement Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) is a widespread resident in south-western India. More

Malabar Lark - Definition = Malabar Lark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae Genus: Galerida Species: malabarica Binomial name Galerida malabarica More