Bar-tailed lark

Description

The bar-tailed lark is similar to the desert lark in appearance,but at 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in),is slightly smaller,with a smaller,more domed head,a smaller beak,thinner legs and a shorter tail.The upper parts are sandy-buff washed with grey,while the underparts are whitish with little if any streaking,and the breast and flanks washed with buff.The rufous wings have dark trailing edges and the rufous tail has a terminal black band