Lark Greater Hoopoe (Alaemon alaudipes) – India

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We visited the area specifically to see this bird.  locating it was amazing as there was not a plant on the desert mud and salt flats as far as one could see.  It frequented the tracks created by the occasional vehicle that released moisture and presumably insects.  After seeing a few at distance, we stopped for breakfast and suddenly this rare Greater Hoopoe-Lark perched nearby our jeep!  Note the long bill.