Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Greater Short-toed Lark

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Calandrella brachydactyla

Order:

Suliformes

Family:

phalacrocoracidae

fun facts:

The Greater Short-toed Lark is a migrant to Ladakh. It can be spotted in open dry hillsides and semi-deserts up to 4500 m. The sexes look the same.