Desert Lark on the rock, DNP

The desert lark breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India. It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, and surveys have shown that it is slowly increasing in numbers as it expands its range. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of “least concern”.

Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, Saswad

  This is a male of this species, it is about sparrow sized with a bill like that of a finch and has short legs. They feed on seeds and insects on the ground. This is also called as ash-crowned sparrow-lark, ashy-crowned finch-lark, black-bellied finch-lark.