lesser short-toed lark
alaudala rufescens latin

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

He was also among the observers who confirmed the identification of Britain's only Lesser Short-toed Lark, at Portland Bill in 1992.

Care must be taken to distinguish this species from other similar Calandrella larks, such as the Lesser Short-toed Lark, Calandrella rufescens.

Occasionally, decisions have been delayed due to non-ornithological factors, perhaps most notably with the loss by the Royal Mail of a file on Britain's first Lesser Short-toed Lark.

LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK Calandrella rufescens.

Lesser Short-toed Lark Song a simple sustained repetition of a few musical notes, often ending with a wistful phrase recalling Willow Warbler (p. 237), usually uttered in aerial display with bird bobbing up and down like a slowly manipulated yo-yo, and with no final plumb drop.