{"id":8579,"date":"2018-01-17T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T11:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=8579"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:14:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:14:11","slug":"mongolian-lark-melanocorypha-mongolica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=8579","title":{"rendered":"Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– small passerine, considerably larger than House Sparrow<\/a>
\n– short distance migrant with East Asian distribution, not yet recorded in WP
\n– diurnal\/nocturnal migrant
\n\u2013 migrates singly or in small to large, rather loose flocks
\n– very vocal<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2097, 17\/05\/2011, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– strongly built body, fairly strong bill
\n– unmarked, white underside but black patch on breast side<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2098, 28\/05\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– secondaries appear completely white (bicolored black and white in White-winged Lark<\/a>)
\n– outer primaries dark
\n– all underwing coverts white (light brown lesser coverts in White-winged Lark)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2099, 29\/05\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– warm rufous and brown
\n– white in wing broader than in White-winged Lark<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2100, 28\/05\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– outer primaries and primary coverts of same colour (primary coverts rufous in White-winged Lark<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2101, 13\/06\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2102, 07\/09\/2017, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– against bright sky wing appear strangely narrow
\n(note remiges in moult)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2103, 07\/09\/2017, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– (same as BIF2103) weak black patch on breast side possibly owing to moult<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2104, 29\/05\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– white patch visible\u00a0when wings are folded<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2106, 19\/05\/2011, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– back contrastingly colder coloured than uppertail coverts, rump and wing coverts<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2107, 19\/05\/2011, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– wing-pattern resembles Sociable Lapwing<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, M AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2108, 28\/05\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– at greater distance tricoloured upperwing and black patch on breast side diagnostic<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– in flight, typical lark like phrases<\/em> of brief broadband elements<\/em>
\n– number and inflection<\/em> variable
\n– usually rasping or rolling, sometimes more whistling timbre
\n– may sing on return migration to the breeding grounds
\n–\u00a0no knowledge about particular ‘migration calls’ as with the similar White-winged Lark<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BIF2125-1_PFR08903_1-10_130526_BIO_mnglark-2-FC_mng_telmen-nuur_REF-S_A.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, 2IND, calls in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2125, 25\/05\/2013, Telmen Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BIF2121-1_PFR07884-1_1-11_130525_BIO_mnglark-1-FC_bholark-1-S_mng_telmen-nuur_REF-S_A_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, calls in flight
\nBrandt’s Horned Lark Eremophila brandtii<\/em>, song<\/strong>
\nBIF2121, 25\/05\/2013, Telmen Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BIF2122-1_PFR08819_1-10_130525_BIO_mnglark-1-FC_mng_telmen-nuur_MS_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, calls in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2122,\u00a025\/05\/2013, Telmen Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BIF2123-1_PFR08822_1-10_130525_BIO_mnglark-3-FC_mng_telmen-nuur_MS_C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, 3IND, calls in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2123, 25\/05\/2013, Telmen Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BIF2124-1_PFR08895_0-00_130526_BIO_mnglark-2-FC-FC_mng_telmen-nuur_REF-S_B-C.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nMongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica<\/em>, 2IND, calls in flight<\/strong>
\nBIF2124, 26\/05\/2013, Telmen Nuur, Mongolia, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Eurasian Skylark<\/a> (a)
\nBimaculated Lark (a)
\nCalandra Lark (a)
\nWhite-winged Lark<\/a> (v) (a)
\nSnow Bunting<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n

#songbird #passerine #lark<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – small passerine, considerably larger than House Sparrow – short distance migrant with East Asian distribution, not yet recorded in WP – diurnal\/nocturnal migrant \u2013 migrates singly or in small to large, rather loose flocks – very vocal >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica, AD BIF2097, 17\/05\/2011, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, … Continue reading Mongolian Lark
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