© Laurent Esselen
© Laurent Esselen
© Laurent Esselen
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Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra

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Identification

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A large lark with a long, strong bill and a long tail. Back is scaly-looking and underparts pale, with a black mark on the side of the breast. The wings show rufous in flight. Found very locally in dry and open savanna. Most similar to Rufous-naped Lark, but hardly overlaps in range, and separated by its larger size and the black mark on the side of the breast. The song is a variable but repetitive mix of whistled notes and imitations of other species, usually given from the top of a bush, but sometimes in flight.

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