Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
About the Bimaculated Lark
The bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) breeds in warm temperate countries eastwards from Turkey into Central Asia. It is the eastern counterpart of its relative, the calandra lark. The bimaculated lark was originally placed in the genus Alauda. The current genus name, Melanocorypha is from Ancient Greek melas, "black", and koruphos a term used by ancient writers for a now unknown bird, but here confused with korudos, "lark". "Bimaculate" and the specific bimaculata are from Neo-Latin bimaculatus, "two-spotted". The alternate name calandra lark should not be confused with the species of the same name. The alternate name Eastern calandra lark is also used for a subspecies of the calandra lark.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 61 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandrarecording
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