Lark
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Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. They nest on the ground, laying 2-6 speckled eggs.
Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
Species list:
- Monotonous Lark, Mirafra passerina
- Singing Bushlark, Mirafra cantillans
- Australasian Bushlark, Mirafra javanica
- Latakoo Lark, Mirafra cheniana
- White-tailed Lark, Mirafra albicauda
- Madagascar Lark, Mirafra hova
- Kordofan Lark, Mirafra cordofanica
- Williams' Lark, Mirafra williamsi
- Friedmann's Lark, Mirafra pulpa
- Red-winged Lark, Mirafra hypermetra
- Somali Long-billed Lark, Mirafra somalica
- Ash's Lark, Mirafra ashi
- Angola Lark, Mirafra angolensis
- Rufous-naped Lark, Mirafra africana
- Flappet Lark, Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Clapper Lark, Mirafra apiata
- Collared Lark, Mirafra collaris
- Indian Bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera
- Gillett's Lark, Mirafra gilletti
- Fawn-colored Lark, Mirafra africanoides
- Rufous-winged Bushlark, Mirafra assamica
- Rusty Lark, Mirafra rufa
- Pink-breasted Lark, Mirafra poecilosterna
- Degodi Lark, Mirafra degodiensis
- Sabota Lark, Mirafra sabota
- Rufous-rumped Lark, Pinarocorys erythropygia
- Dusky Lark, Pinarocorys nigricans
- Archer's Lark, Heteromirafra archeri
- Sidamo Lark, Heteromirafra sidamoensis
- Rudd's Lark, Heteromirafra ruddi
- Cape Lark, Certhilauda curvirostris
- Algulhas Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda brevirostris
- Eastern Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda semitorquata
- Karoo Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda subcoronata
- Benguela Lark, Certhilauda benguelensis
- Short-clawed Lark, Certhilauda chuana
- Dune Lark, Certhilauda erythrochlamys
- Karoo Lark, Certhilauda albescens
- Barlow's Lark, Certhilauda barlowi
- Ferruginous Lark, Certhilauda burra
- Spike-heeled Lark, Chersomanes albofasciata
- Black-eared Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix australis
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix nigriceps
- Gray-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix verticalis
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix signata
- Fischer's Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucopareia
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix grisea
- Bar-tailed Lark, Ammomanes cincturus
- Rufous-tailed Lark, Ammomanes phoenicurus
- Desert Lark, Ammomanes deserti
- Gray's Lark, Ammomanes grayi
- Greater Hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes
- Lesser Hoopoe-lark, Alaemon hamertoni
- Thick-billed Lark, Ramphocoris clotbey
- Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Tibetan Lark, Melanocorypha maxima
- Mongolian Lark, Melanocorypha mongolica
- White-winged Lark, Melanocorypha leucoptera
- Black Lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
- Blanford's Lark, Calandrella blanfordi
- Hume's Lark, Calandrella acutirostris
- Lesser Short-toed Lark, Calandrella rufescens
- Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea
- Asian Short-toed Lark, Calandrella cheleensis
- Sand Lark, Calandrella raytal
- Somali Short-toed Lark, Calandrella somalica
- Pink-billed Lark, Spizocorys conirostris
- Botha's Lark, Spizocorys fringillaris
- Sclater's Lark, Spizocorys sclateri
- Obbia Lark, Spizocorys obbiensis
- Masked Lark, Spizocorys personata
- Dunn's Lark, Eremalauda dunni
- Stark's Lark, Eremalauda starki
- Dupont's Lark, Chersophilus duponti
- Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
- Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae
- Malabar Lark, Galerida malabarica
- Sun Lark, Galerida modesta
- Tawny Lark, Galerida deva
- Long-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris
- Short-tailed Lark, Pseudalaemon fremantlii
- Wood Lark, Lullula arborea
- Skylark, Alauda arvensis
- Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica
- Oriental Skylark, Alauda gulgula
- Razo Skylark, Alauda razae
- Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris
- Temminck's Lark, Eremophila bilopha
See also:
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There is also a River Lark.