Tag: Lesser Short-Toed Lark

Parental body mass changes during the nestingstage in two Lark species in a semi-arid habitat

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) Science Article 1 abstract Parental body mass changes during the nesting period were analysed for Thekla Larks,Galerida theklae, and Lesser Short-toed Larks, Calandrella rufescens. Body mass of femaleThekla Larks declines from the start of incubation until the chicks fledge; laying date,interpreted as the number of renesting attempts, also has a […]

Seasonal and interannual variability in laying date, clutch size, egg volume and hatching asynchrony of four lark species in Mediterranean Spain

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) Science Article 2 abstract To describe the variation in laying date, clutch size, egg volume and hatching asynchrony of four lark species (Skylark Alauda arvensis, Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla, Thekla Lark Galerida theklae and Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens) and at two different time scales: between years (large-scale variation), and […]

Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)

[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Calandrella rufescens | [UK] Lesser Short-toed Lark | [FR] Calandrelle pispolette | [DE] Stummellerche | [ES] Terrera marismena | [NL] Kleine Kortteenleeuwerik Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Calandrella rufescens EU s, also n Africa Calandrella rufescens apetzii Calandrella rufescens heinei Calandrella […]