Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,604
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird. The current scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the calandra lark, and brachydactila is from brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe". It breeds in southern Europe, north-west Africa, and across the Palearctic from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. During migration they form large, tight flocks that move in unison; at other times they form loose flocks.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Greater short-toed lark”.