Bird

Crested lark

Galerida cristata

हिन्दी: चोटीदार चंडूल

IUCN: Least Concern

Sandy crested lark with a pointed crest perched on a wire

Scientific name: Galerida cristata
Hindi name: चोटीदार चंडूल
Family: Alaudidae, order Passeriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 17 cm

A sandy lark with a pointed crest.

Spot it Sandy-brown and streaked with a spiky crest and broad, rounded wings.
Home Dry, open land: fields, roadsides and edges of villages.
Food web Eats grain and seeds such as wheat, barley and oats, and beetles.
Why it matters Eats weed seeds and insects on farmland.

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