Places and times seen in Munakata city

In Munakata you can observe throughout the year with a sticky bird. It lives widely in agricultural lands, river beds and others. When spring approaches, it is "crying" in rural fields and fields. I frequently see the appearance of loud voice while flying over in the air.

Characteristic

Total length 17 cm. It is bigger than a sparrow. It is the same color in both sexes.
From the head to the upper surface of the body is brownish, with blackish brown spots. There are crown feathers at the top of the head, and stand up well when you shake. The underside of the eye below the eyebrows is whitish and the cheeks are brown. Breasts, sides are somewhat pale brown, with blackish brown vertical spots. The outer tail feathers are white and stand out when flying. Beaks, legs are meat color, rear nail claws are straight and slightly long. The iris is dark brown.

Habit

They live in flatlands and mountainous areas of agricultural lands, grasslands and wastelands. Besides breeding season, live in a group. In the wintering season, I walk like folding legs, eat plant seeds and eat insects.
Flight while flying while hovering. It is complicated and has a pass through frequently, such as "Pichu Picchu Peach Lily Chukchuk" and it is quick mouth. The squeal sounds like "Buruburu".

distribution

It is distributed almost all over the country as a resident bird or bird. It becomes a summer bird in places with heavy snow. It is a winter bird in the Nansei Islands.
It is widely distributed in Eurasia Continent, North Africa continent.

Other

Lark is a familiar bird, its famousness is high. It is also recognized as "Spring Bird".
It is said that it was the origin of the name that made him read "Hikari" by writing "Nichirei" so that it rises high in subtle heights and cries. It is said that it is also described in such books as Arai Shiraishi and Kaibara Gansu.