Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark (male)

Description:

Like a sparrow but dark band across eyes and on neck. Front feathers are dark.

Habitat:

Dry bare land with some grass and trees. This flock was flying in the ruins of Lothal: the Mound of the dead.

Notes:

The civilization that built this place is dates from 2400 BCE. The people are gone; the birds still fly.A lifer for me. Female:http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1127346012