Alaudidae - Larks |
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 There are 91 species in this family. Most species of lark are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Only two species, the horned lark and the Eurasian Skylark, are found in North America. There is also one species, the Australasian lark, found in Australia.
Larks have a long, straight claw on their hind toe known as the larkspur. Larks nest on the ground and are usually dull in color. Larks are also known for their beautiful songs.
The horned lark is found throughout North America. It is also found in Asia and Europe. It lives in open areas like prairies, fields, and the tundra. The horned lark is about seven inches in length. It is brown on its uppersides and white on its belly. It has a black neck patch and a black mask on its face. It gets its name from the tufts of feathers on its head that look like horns.
The Eurasian Skylark is found in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is an introduced species that is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. The skylark was introduced in 1903 by the British Columbia Natural History Society. The society imported 100 birds from Great Britain and then released them into the wild.
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Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris  |
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Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis
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Angola Lark - Mirafra angolensis
The Angola lark is found in Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Archer's Lark - Heteromirafra archeri
Archer's Lark is found in northwest Somalia.
Source: Bird Life International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Ash's Lark - Mirafra ashi
Ash's lark is found in in southeastern Somalia.
Source: Bird Life International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix griseus
The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark is found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Australasian Lark - Mirafra javanica
The Australasian lark is found in Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Bar-tailed Lark - Ammomanes cinctura
The bar-tailed Lark is found in deserts.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bar-tailed Lark - Ammomanes cinctura
The bar-tailed Lark eats seeds and insects.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Bimaculated Lark - Melanocorypha bimaculata
The bimaculated Lark is found in rocky mountainous or hilly areas.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-crowned Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
The black-crowned sparrow-lark has a finch-like bill.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black Lark - Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
The black lark is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Birds of Kazakhstan Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Botha's Lark - Spizocorys fringillaris
Botha's Lark is found in South Africa.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Botha's Lark - Spizocorys fringillaris
Botha's Lark is threatened by loss of its grassland habitat to grazing, fire, and afforestation (trees growing in places where they normally don't grow) .
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Botha's Lark - Spizocorys fringillaris
Botha's Lark is found in subtropical or tropical high-altitude grasslands
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Burmese Bushlark - Mirafra microptera
The Burmese bushlark is found in Myanmar.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Calandra Lark - Melanocorypha calandra
The Calandra lark is found in southern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix leucotis
The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix signatus
The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Clapper Lark - Mirafra apiata
The clapper lark is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Collared Lark - Mirafra collaris
The collared lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Crested Lark - Galerida cristata
This non-migratory bird is found in dry open country from Portugal to northeast China and eastern India, and in Africa south to Niger.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Desert Lark - Ammomanes deserti
The desert Lark is found in deserts and semi-deserts from the Sahara east through the Arabian peninsula and the Middle East to Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dune Lark - Certhilauda erythrochlamys
The dune lark is found in Namibia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dunn's Lark - Eremalauda dunni
Dunn's lark is found in Chad, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dupont's Lark - Chersophilus duponti
Dupont's lark is found in Algeria; Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dupont's Lark - Chersophilus duponti
Dupont's lark is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: Bird Life International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Dusky Lark - Pinarocorys nigricans
The dusky lark is found in Angola, Botswana, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Eastern Long-billed Lark - Certhilauda semitorquata
The eastern long-billed lark is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis
The Eurasian Skylark is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, but it has been introduced in Hawaii, western North America, eastern Australia, and New Zealand.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis
The Eurasian Skylark has a small crest or feathers on its head that it raises when it is excited.
Source: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School
Eurasian Skylark- Alauda arvensis
The French word for Skylark is alouette.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Fawn-colored Lark - Mirafra africanoides
The fawn-colored lark is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Fischer's Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix leucopareia
Fischer's sparrow-lark is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Flappet Lark - Mirafra rufocinnamomea
The flappet lark is found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Foxy Lark - Mirafra alopex
The foxy lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is also known as the Abyssinian lark.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Friedmann's Lark - Mirafra pulpa
Friedmann's lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Gillett's Lark - Mirafra gilletti
Gillett's lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Gray-backed Sparrow-lark - Eremopterix verticalis
The gray-backed sparrow-lark is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Greater Hoopoe-lark - Alaemon alaudipes
The greater hoopoe-lark is a large Lark with long legs and a down-curved bill.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Greater Hoopoe-lark - Alaemon alaudipes
The greater hoopoe-lark is found across much of north Africa, through the Arabian peninsula, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Greater Short-toed Lark - Calandrella brachydactyla
The greater short-toed lark is found in dry open country.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
The horned lark gets its name from the crest on its head that looks like horns.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Hume's Lark - Calandrella acutirostris
Hume's lark is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Indian Lark - Mirafra erythroptera
The Indian lark is found in India and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Indian Short-toed Lark - Calandrella raytal
The Indian short-toed lark is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Indochinese Bushlark - Mirafra erythrocephala
The Indochinese bushlark is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Japanese Skylark - Alauda japonica
The Japanese skylark is found in Japan.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jerdon's Bushlark - Mirafra affinis
Jerdon's Bushlark is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jerdon's Bushlark - Mirafra affinis
The Jerdon's Bushlark is found in southern India.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Karoo Long-billed Lark - Certhilauda subcoronata
The Karoo long-billed lark is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Karoo Lark - Certhilauda albescens
The Karoo lark is found in South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Kordofan Lark - Mirafra cordofanica
The Kordofan lark is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, South Sudan, and Sudan.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Large-billed Lark - Galerida magnirostris
The large-billed lark is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Lesser Hoopoe-lark - Alaemon hamertoni
The lesser hoopoe-lark is found is Somalia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Lesser Short-toed Lark - Calandrella rufescens
The lesser short-toed Lark breeds in Spain, north Africa, and from Turkey eastwards across central Asia to Mongolia and China.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Lesser Short-toed Lark - Calandrella rufescens
The lesser short-toed Lark is found in dry open country.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Madagascar Lark - Mirafra hova
The Madagascar lark is found in Madagascar.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Malabar Lark - Galerida malabarica
The Malabar lark is found in India. It is also known as the Malabar crested lark.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Masked Lark - Spizocorys personata
The masked lark is found in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Mongolian Lark - Melanocorypha mongolica
The Mongolian lark is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Melodious Lark - Mirafra cheniana
The melodious lark is found in Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Melodious Lark - Mirafra cheniana
The melodious lark population is threatened by cultivation, urban development, and overgrazing.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Monotonous Lark - Mirafra passerina
The monotonous lark is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Obbia Lark - Spizocorys obbiensis
The monotonous lark is found in Somalia.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Oriental Skylark - Alauda gulgula
The Oriental Skylark is found in open grasslands in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Oriental Skylark - Alauda gulgula
The Oriental Skylark is known for its elaborate song.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Pink-billed Lark - Spizocorys conirostris
The pink-billed lark is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Pink-breasted Lark - Mirafra poecilosterna
The pink-breasted lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Raso Lark - Alauda razae
The Raso Lark is only found on Raso Island in the Cape Verde Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Raso Lark - Alauda razae
The total population of Raso Larks is believed be around than 190 individuals.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Red-capped Lark - Calandrella cinerea
The red-capped lark is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Red Lark - Certhilauda burra
The red lark is found in South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Red Lark - Certhilauda burra
The red lark is threatened by habitat loss from ranching.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Red-winged Lark - Mirafra hypermetra
The red-winged lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rudd's Lark - Heteromirafra ruddi
Rudd's Lark is found in South Africa.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rudd's Lark - Heteromirafra ruddi
Rudd's Lark is found in subtropical or tropical high-altitude grasslands.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rudd's Lark - Heteromirafra ruddi
Rudd's Lark is threatend by habitat fragmentation and loss of grasslands.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rufous-naped Lark - Mirafra africana
The rufous-naped lark is found in Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rufous-rumped Lark - Pinarocorys erythropygia
The rufous-rumped lark is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad,, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rufous-tailed Lark - Ammomanes phoenicura
The rufous-tailed lark is found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rufous Short-toed Lark - Calandrella somalica
The rufous short-toed lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Rufous-winged Lark - Mirafra assamica
The rufous-winged lark is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. It is also known as the Bengal bush lark.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Sabota Lark - Mirafra sabota
The Sabota lark is found in Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Short-clawed Lark - Certhilauda chuana
The short-clawed lark is found in Botswana and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Short-tailed Lark - Pseudalaemon fremantlii
The short-tailed lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Singing Bushlark - Mirafra cantillans
The singing bushlark is found in Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Somali Lark - Mirafra somalica
The Somali lark is found in Somalia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Liben Lark - Heteromirafra sidamoensis
The Liben lark is found in southern Ethiopia. It is also known as the Sidamo lark.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Liben Lark - Heteromirafra sidamoensis
The total population of Liben larks is believed be fewer than 250 mature individuals.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Sclater's Lark - Spizocorys sclateri
Sclater's Lark is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Sclater's Lark - Spizocorys sclateri
Sclater's Lark is found in arid and semi-arid gravel and stony plains.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Spike-heeled Lark - Chersomanes albofasciata
The spike-heeled lark is found in Botswana, Congo, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Stark's Lark - Eremalauda starki
Stark's lark is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Sun Lark - Galerida modesta
The sun lark is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Tawny Lark - Galerida deva
The tawny lark is found in India. It is also known as Skye's lark.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Temminck's Lark - Eremophila bilopha
Temminck's lark is found in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Thekla Lark - Galerida theklae
The Thekla lark is found in Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Thick-billed Lark - Rhamphocoris clotbey
The thick-billed lark is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Tibetan Lark - Melanocorypha maxima
The Tibetan lark is found in China and India.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
White-tailed Lark - Mirafra albicauda
The white-tailed lark is found in Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
White-winged Lark - Melanocorypha leucoptera
The white-winged lark is found in Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Source: BirdLife International Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School
Williams's Lark - Mirafra williamsi
William's Lark was first recorded in 1955. It is found in northern Kenya.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Woodlark - Lullula arborea
During the breeding season the woodlark eats beetles, spiders, and caterpillars.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Woodlark - Lullula arborea
The woodlark is found across most of Europe. It is also found in western Asia and northern Africa.
Source: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary/Middle School |
There are 91 species in this family. Most species of lark are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Only two species, the horned lark and the Eurasian Skylark, are found in North America. There is also one species, the Australasian lark, found in Australia.
Endangered in US
Threatened in NH 
Endangered in NH 
Introduced 
