Bird group

Larks

98 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Angola Lark
Amirafra angolensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Angola Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Angola and adjacent southwestern African grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Arabian Lark
Eremalauda eremodites
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Arabian Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs through…

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or…

Asian Short-toed Lark
Alaudala cheleensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Asian Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs through…

Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bar-tailed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs…

Beesley's Lark
Chersomanes beesleyi
Endangered≈ 50-250

The Beesley's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Bengal Bushlark
Plocealauda assamica
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Bengal Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs…

Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Bimaculated Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Black Lark
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks…

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix australis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-eared Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or…

Blanford's Lark
Calandrella blanfordi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Blanford's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Botha's Lark
Spizocorys fringillaris
Endangered≈ 1K-2.5K

The Botha's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Burmese Bushlark
Plocealauda microptera
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Burmese Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of mainland Southeast Asian forests, scrub, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Calandra Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Cape Clapper Lark
Corypha apiata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cape Clapper Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Cape Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Cape Long-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through…

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs…

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix signatus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs…

Collared Lark
Amirafra collaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Collared Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Least Concern≈ 22M–91.2M

The Crested Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds…

Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Desert Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs through…

Dune Lark
Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Dune Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Dunn's Lark
Eremalauda dunni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dunn's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs through…

Dupont's Lark
Chersophilus duponti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dupont's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Dusky Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Eastern Clapper Lark
Corypha fasciolata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Clapper Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or…

Eastern Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda semitorquata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Eastern Long-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or…

Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
Least Concern≈ 45M–160M

The Eurasian Skylark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Fawn-colored Lark
Calendulauda africanoides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fawn-colored Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fischer's Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs…

Flappet Lark
Amirafra rufocinnamomea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Flappet Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Friedmann's Lark
Mirafra pulpa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Friedmann's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Gillett's Lark
Calendulauda gilletti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gillett's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Gray's Lark
Ammomanopsis grayi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs…

Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Greater Hoopoe-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs…

Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Least Concern≈ 9.5M–18.1M

The Greater Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Highland Lark
Corypha kurrae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Highland Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Horned Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North American tundra, grassland, woodland, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Hume's Lark
Calandrella acutirostris
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Hume's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Himalayas and adjacent foothill forests. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Indian Bushlark
Plocealauda erythroptera
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Indian Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs…

Indochinese Bushlark
Plocealauda erythrocephala
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Indochinese Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of mainland Southeast Asian forests, scrub, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Jerdon's Bushlark
Plocealauda affinis
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Jerdon's Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs…

Karoo Lark
Calendulauda albescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Karoo Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Karoo Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda subcoronata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Karoo Long-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through…

Kidepo Lark
Corypha kidepoensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kidepo Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Kordofan Lark
Mirafra cordofanica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Kordofan Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Large-billed Lark
Galerida magnirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Large-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon hamertoni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Lesser Hoopoe-Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs…

Liben Lark
Heteromirafra archeri
Critically Endangered≈ 50-250

The Liben Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Madagascar Lark
Eremopterix hova
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Madagascar. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds and insects, and many…

Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Malabar Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs through…

Masked Lark
Spizocorys personata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Masked Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Alaudala rufescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mediterranean Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open…

Melodious Lark
Mirafra cheniana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Melodious Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Mongolian Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs through open…

Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella dukhunensis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Mongolian Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs…

Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Monotonous Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Obbia Lark
Spizocorys obbiensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Obbia Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Oriental Skylark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Pink-billed Lark
Spizocorys conirostris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pink-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Pink-breasted Lark
Calendulauda poecilosterna
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pink-breasted Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Plains Lark
Corypha kabalii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plains Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Plateau Lark
Corypha nigrescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Plateau Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Raso Skylark
Alauda razae
Critically Endangered≈ 250-1K

The Raso Skylark is a ground-dwelling lark of Raso Islet in Cape Verde. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds and insects,…

Red Lark
Calendulauda burra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-capped Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Red-winged Lark
Corypha hypermetra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-winged Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Rudd's Lark
Heteromirafra ruddi
Vulnerable≈ 1K-2.5K

The Rudd's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Rufous-capped Lark
Calandrella eremica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-capped Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Rufous-naped Lark
Corypha africana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-naped Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Rufous-rumped Lark
Pinarocorys erythropygia
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous-rumped Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Rufous-tailed Lark
Ammomanes phoenicura
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Rufous-tailed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs…

Russet Lark
Corypha sharpii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Russet Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Rusty Lark
Calendulauda rufa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sabota Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Sand Lark
Alaudala raytal
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Sand Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs through open…

Sclater's Lark
Spizocorys sclateri
Near Threatened≈ Unknown

The Sclater's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Sentinel Lark
Corypha athi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sentinel Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Short-clawed Lark
Certhilauda chuana
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-clawed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Short-tailed Lark
Spizocorys fremantlii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Short-tailed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through…

Singing Bushlark
Mirafra javanica
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Singing Bushlark is a ground-dwelling lark of Java and nearby montane forests. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds and…

Somali Lark
Corypha somalica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Somali Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking…

Somali Short-toed Lark
Alaudala somalica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Somali Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open…

Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Spike-heeled Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of southern African Karoo, fynbos, dunes, and open grassland. It walks or runs through open…

Stark's Lark
Spizocorys starki
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Stark's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Sun Lark
Galerida modesta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sun Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of sub-Saharan African savannas, grasslands, and open country. It walks or runs through open…

Tawny Lark
Galerida deva
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Tawny Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Indian subcontinent's dry grasslands, scrub, and river plains. It walks or runs through…

Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Temminck's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs…

Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Thekla's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks or runs…

Thick-billed Lark
Ramphocoris clotbey
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Thick-billed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. It walks or runs…

Tibetan Lark
Melanocorypha maxima
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Tibetan Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs through open…

Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Alaudala heinei
Least Concern≈ 500K–5M

The Turkestan Short-toed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of African and Eurasian grasslands, deserts, farmland, and open country. It walks…

White-tailed Lark
Mirafra albicauda
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-tailed Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Angola and adjacent southwestern African grasslands. It walks or runs through open…

White-winged Lark
Alauda leucoptera
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-winged Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Central Asian steppe, Mongolia, and the Tibetan Plateau. It walks or runs through open…

Williams's Lark
Mirafra williamsi
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Williams's Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of the Horn of Africa and nearby dry grasslands. It walks or runs through open habitat,…

Wood Lark
Lullula arborea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wood Lark is a ground-dwelling lark of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It walks or runs through open habitat, taking seeds…