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Pink-billed lark

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The bird stays silent while steeply ascending, then begins singing. It then flies irregularly while singing its flight song, which usually lasts less than a minute. It sometimes then descends sharply.
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Flight call: high-pitched, possibly unique to each individual. Usually made while flying in flocks
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Alarm call: pulsed, with a sharp rise then gradual fall in frequency. Mostly made while in flight.
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Nestling begging call: nestlings hiss or peep when they see a parent flying toward the nest.
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Appeasement calls: either chattering or metallic, made by parents during incubation
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Flight song: made by males when performing aerial display. Rapid and pulsed.
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Nestling distress call: nestlings make a harsh pulsed call when in distress
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Afrotropical Bird Biology: Journal of the Natural History of African Birds
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The pink-billed lark was originally classified within the genus
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Engelbrecht, G. Derek; Masotla, Makhudu J. (2021-04-28).
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Cricket call: soft and rapid, often made while in flight
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Alaudidae
Spizocorys
Binomial name
Sundevall

Synonyms
lark
Alaudidae
habitat
grassland
Alauda
Calandrella
subspecies
Roberts
Athi short-toed lark
Irwin
Traylor
Benson
Sundevall

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