Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula

Least Concern

The Oriental Skylark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds and insects, and many larks sing in display flights above grassland, desert, steppe, or farmland before dropping back to the ground.

Family

Alaudidae

Group

Larks

Range

Oriental Skylark Range — Resident or seasonal range in African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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