Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occurs in Australia. Habitats vary widely, but many species live in dry regions. When the word "lark" is used without specification, it often refers to the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis).
The bird genus Eremophila comprises the two horned larks.
Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.
Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap". The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.
Eremalauda is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae.
Mirafra is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are found from Africa through South Asia to Australia.
The monotonous lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.
Williams's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Discovered in 1955, much of its life and ecology is still a mystery to ornithology.
The rufous-rumped lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western and central Africa from Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone to eastern Sudan, South Sudan and north-western Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.
Pinarocorys is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae.
Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.
Ammomanes is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae.
Certhilauda is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae living in the southern regions of Africa. The genus was formerly named Heterocorys.
The spike-heeled lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Eremopterix is the genus of sparrow-larks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. The sparrow-larks are found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent.
Heteromirafra is a small genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae.
The Tibetan lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found on the Tibetan plateau from north-western India to central China. Alternate names for this species include the Asiatic lark, long-billed calandra lark and long-billed lark.
Beesley's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark. Clements lumps this bird into the spike-heeled lark.
Alaudala is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Alauda.
The Mongolian short-toed lark or Sykes's short-toed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It breeds in China and Mongolia and winters in southern Asia.
