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Penghu
skylarks, alauda gulgula, often appear on the plain and
fly into the air, singing. They, so called "the bird in
mid air," are a special type of wild birds in Penghu. |
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 Alauda
gulgula is a type of birds belonging to the Lavrock family (a total of 75 types in the world and one type in Taiwan). Excepting the North and South Poles, the family Lavrock is distributed all over the world as well as in Taiwan. They have feather combs on heads, wide wings, long legs and claws. They mainly inhabit in open plains, dry lands, and open areas of mountains, and nest in the low-lying ground. Insects and plant seeds are their food.There are two subspecies of skylarks in Taiwan. One is A.g.wattersi that lives in Taiwan and the other is A.g.coelivox that lives in Penghu. |
