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2018-10-16
Southern Kyzylkum Bukhara region |
© Anna Danilova
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The adult Bimaculated Larks are buffy-grey brownish streaked above. The crown is grayish-buffy with narrow brownish streaks. The off-white supercilium extends over the ear coverts. The dark narrow dark strip begins from the low mandible base and borders the eye below. The ear coverts are brown. The nape, mantle and upperwings are buffy-grey brownish streaked. The uppertail is same but without streaks. The flight feathers are brownish with off-white tips of the outer webs of primaries. The tail feathers excepting central are dark-brownish with white terminal spots; central tail feathers are narrow grey-brownish ended. The throat is off-white. There are two black broad patches on the craw-sides. The breast, belly and flanks are whitish-grey. The breast is with dark mottles. It is very resembles the Calandra Lark and is distinguished by the lack of the white terminal band on the wing and white outer tail feathers. The black patches on the craw-sides are usually less than on Calandra Lark; the breast often without mottles. Then the underwings are dark but not as black as on Calandra Lark. Sizes: males – wing 111,0-123,9, tail 52,5-63,8; females – wing 107,2-115,6, tail 50,2- 59,6 mm. Weight 48,2-62,5 grams.
"Птицы Казахстана" том 3. "Наука". Алма-Ата, 1970. А.Ф.Ковшарь "Певчие птицы". Алма-Ата, "Кайнар", 1983.
