page_title: Malabar lark
section_title: Behaviour and ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Malabar lark / Behaviour and ecology
caption_attribution_description: English: Very similar to the Crested Lark but is smaller at 15 cms. and dark-streaked reddish brown in plumage, whereas the Crested Lark is grey. Also the belly is white as seen clearly in this shot. Eats insects, seeds and grains.
context_page_description: The Malabar lark, or Malabar crested lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in western India.
context_section_description: The Malabar lark is a sedentary breeding bird that nests on the ground, laying two or three eggs. Its food is seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season.
caption: In Kannur, Kerala, India
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