Chersophilus duponti — Overview

Dupont's Lark learn more about names for this taxon

IUCN threat status:

Near Threatened (NT)

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Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology
It typically occupies open plains, shrub-steppe and high steppe dotted with wormwood (Artemisia spp.) and alfalfa (Stipa spp.) on hard or pebbly soils, avoiding sand7,8,9. In Spain, it occurs in areas with low bushes. It also occurs in cereal fields outside the breeding season. It is found from 50-1,550 m but mainly over 1,000 m. It feeds on the ground on insects and seeds. Breeding takes place in March-July.

Systems
  • Terrestrial

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