Oriental Skylark

Chunky brown songbird with a weak crest, typically found on the ground in open fields and meadows. Darker above than below, with fine black streaking on the chest and light chestnut ear coverts with dark border. Very similar to Eurasian Skylark, with which it shares much of its range, but Oriental has buffy, not white, outer tail edges and trailing edge of wing. Breeding males “skylark,” singing a series of variable notes while hovering high above the territory.

The Oriental skylark (Alaudagulgula) inhabits open areas with short vegetation in Sri Lanka, such as grasslands, marshes, and the edges of lakes.

The Oriental skylark (Alaudagulgula) eats seeds, insects, and sometimes grit. It's a bird that lives in the Sino-Indian region and parts of central Asia.