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PORTAL FOR BIRDS OF MADHYA PRADESH
   
 
  Rufous-tailed Lark  
Name : Rufous-tailed Lark
Scientific Name : Ammomanes phoenicurus
Size : Agiya (16 cm)
Habitat : Open, stony and scrub forest and near dam areas
Identification : Dark rufous brown stout –billed lark with a bright rufous tail ending in a black ban
Status : Resident
Distribution : The greater part of peninsular and continental India
Food : Grass and weed seeds as well as insect
Nest : February to May, Grass cup nest
Eggs : 3-4, creamy white
   



  Least concern
  Terrestrial
  Common
  Most parts of M.P
 
SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL BIRDS FOUND IN MADHYA PRADESH