Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 100 species of larks distributed among 31 genera. [1]
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
Common name | Binomial name | IOC sequence |
---|---|---|
Greater hoopoe-lark | Alaemon alaudipes(Desfontaines, 1789) | 1 |
Lesser hoopoe-lark | Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 | 2 |
Beesley's lark | Chersomanes beesleyi Benson, 1966 | 3 |
Spike-heeled lark | Chersomanes albofasciata(Lafresnaye, 1836) | 4 |
Gray's lark | Ammomanopsis grayi(Wahlberg, 1855) | 5 |
Short-clawed lark | Certhilauda chuana(Smith, A, 1836) | 6 |
Karoo long-billed lark | Certhilauda subcoronata Smith, A, 1843 | 7 |
Benguela long-billed lark | Certhilauda benguelensis(Sharpe, 1904) | 8 |
Eastern long-billed lark | Certhilauda semitorquata Smith, A, 1836 | 9 |
Cape long-billed lark | Certhilauda curvirostris(Hermann, 1783) | 10 |
Agulhas long-billed lark | Certhilauda brevirostris Roberts, 1941 | 11 |
Dusky lark | Pinarocorys nigricans(Sundevall, 1850) | 12 |
Rufous-rumped lark | Pinarocorys erythropygia(Strickland, 1852) | 13 |
Thick-billed lark | Ramphocoris clotbey(Bonaparte, 1850) | 14 |
Desert lark | Ammomanes deserti(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | 15 |
Bar-tailed lark | Ammomanes cinctura(Gould, 1839) | 16 |
Rufous-tailed lark | Ammomanes phoenicura(Franklin, 1831) | 17 |
Black-eared sparrow-lark | Eremopterix australis(Smith, A, 1836) | 18 |
Madagascar lark | Eremopterix hova(Hartlaub, 1860) | 19 |
Black-crowned sparrow-lark | Eremopterix nigriceps(Gould, 1839) | 20 |
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix leucotis(Stanley, 1814) | 21 |
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark | Eremopterix griseus(Scopoli, 1786) | 22 |
Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix signatus(Oustalet, 1886) | 23 |
Grey-backed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix verticalis(Smith, A, 1836) | 24 |
Fischer's sparrow-lark | Eremopterix leucopareia(Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884) | 25 |
Sabota lark | Calendulauda sabota(Smith, A, 1836) | 26 |
Pink-breasted lark | Calendulauda poecilosterna(Reichenow, 1879) | 27 |
Foxy lark | Calendulauda alopex(Sharpe, 1890) | 28 |
Fawn-colored lark | Calendulauda africanoides(Smith, A, 1836) | 29 |
Karoo lark | Calendulauda albescens(Lafresnaye, 1839) | 30 |
Red lark | Calendulauda burra(Bangs, 1930) | 31 |
Dune lark | Calendulauda erythrochlamys(Strickland, 1853) | 32 |
Barlow's lark | Calendulauda barlowi(Roberts, 1937) | 33 |
Rudd's lark | Heteromirafra ruddi(Grant, CHB, 1908) | 34 |
Archer's lark | Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920 | 35 |
Eastern clapper lark | Mirafra fasciolata(Sundevall, 1850) | 36 |
Cape clapper lark | Mirafra apiata(Vieillot, 1816) | 37 |
Red-winged lark | Mirafra hypermetra(Reichenow, 1879) | 38 |
Rufous-naped lark | Mirafra africana Smith, A, 1836 | 39 |
Sharpe's lark | Mirafra sharpii Elliot, DG, 1897 | 40 |
Flappet lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea(Salvadori, 1866) | 41 |
Angola lark | Mirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880 | 42 |
Williams's lark | Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 | 43 |
Monotonous lark | Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | 44 |
Melodious lark | Mirafra cheniana Smith, A, 1843 | 45 |
Singing bush lark | Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 | 46 |
Burmese bush lark | Mirafra microptera Hume, 1873 | 47 |
Bengal bush lark | Mirafra assamica Horsfield, 1840 | 48 |
Indochinese bush lark | Mirafra erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885 | 49 |
Indian bush lark | Mirafra erythroptera Blyth, 1845 | 50 |
Jerdon's bush lark | Mirafra affinis Blyth, 1845 | 51 |
Gillett's lark | Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895 | 52 |
Rusty bush lark | Mirafra rufa Lynes, 1920 | 53 |
Collared lark | Mirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896 | 54 |
Ash's lark | Mirafra ashi Colston, 1982 | 55 |
Somali lark | Mirafra somalica(Witherby, 1903) | 56 |
Friedmann's lark | Mirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930 | 57 |
Kordofan lark | Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852 | 58 |
White-tailed lark | Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 | 59 |
Woodlark | Lullula arborea(Linnaeus, 1758) | 60 |
Obbia lark | Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905 | 61 |
Sclater's lark | Spizocorys sclateri(Shelley, 1902) | 62 |
Stark's lark | Spizocorys starki(Shelley, 1902) | 63 |
Short-tailed lark | Spizocorys fremantlii(Lort Phillips, 1897) | 64 |
Masked lark | Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 | 65 |
Botha's lark | Spizocorys fringillaris(Sundevall, 1850) | 66 |
Pink-billed lark | Spizocorys conirostris(Sundevall, 1850) | 67 |
White-winged lark | Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811 | 68 |
Raso lark | Alauda razae(Alexander, 1898) | 69 |
Oriental skylark | Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831 | 70 |
Eurasian skylark | Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 | 71 |
Sykes's lark | Galerida deva(Sykes, 1832) | 72 |
Sun lark | Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 | 73 |
Large-billed lark | Galerida magnirostris(Stephens, 1826) | 74 |
Thekla's lark | Galerida theklae Brehm, AE, 1857 | 75 |
Crested lark | Galerida cristata(Linnaeus, 1758) | 76 |
Malabar lark | Galerida malabarica(Scopoli, 1786) | 77 |
Maghreb lark | Galerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 1859 | 78 |
Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris(Linnaeus, 1758) | 79 |
Temminck's lark | Eremophila bilopha(Temminck, 1823) | 80 |
Hume's short-toed lark | Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873 | 81 |
Mongolian short-toed lark | Calandrella dukhunensis(Sykes, 1832) | 82 |
Blanford's lark | Calandrella blanfordi(Shelley, 1902) | 83 |
Rufous-capped lark | Calandrella eremica(Reichenow & Peters, N, 1932) | 84 |
Red-capped lark | Calandrella cinerea(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 85 |
Greater short-toed lark | Calandrella brachydactyla(Leisler, 1814) | 86 |
Bimaculated lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata(Ménétriés, 1832) | 87 |
Calandra lark | Melanocorypha calandra(Linnaeus, 1766) | 88 |
Black lark | Melanocorypha yeltoniensis(Forster, JR, 1768) | 89 |
Mongolian lark | Melanocorypha mongolica(Pallas, 1776) | 90 |
Tibetan lark | Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867 | 91 |
Dupont's lark | Chersophilus duponti(Vieillot, 1824) | 92 |
Dunn's lark | Eremalauda dunni(Shelley, 1904) | 93 |
Arabian lark | Eremalauda eremodites(Meinertzhagen, R, 1923) | 94 |
Athi short-toed lark | Alaudala athensis(Sharpe, 1900) | 95 |
Asian short-toed lark | Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871 | 96 |
Somali short-toed lark | Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895 | 97 |
Mediterranean short-toed lark | Alaudala rufescens(Vieillot, 1819) | 98 |
Turkestan short-toed lark | Alaudala heinei(Homeyer, 1873) | 99 |
Sand lark | Alaudala raytal(Blyth, 1845) | 100 |
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The desert lark breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from Morocco to western India. It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, and surveys have shown that it is slowly increasing in numbers as it expands its range. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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The Cape clapper lark is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of the display flight. The Cape clapper lark is a species of open grassland and savannah, also inhabiting karoo, fynbos and fallow agricultural land.
The Somali lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Somalia.
The dusky lark, also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory lark in the family Alaudidae. It is native to the southern Afrotropics.
The pink-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The lesser hoopoe-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to Somalia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The bar-tailed lark or bar-tailed desert lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Two other species, the rufous-tailed lark and the Cape clapper lark are both also sometimes referred to using the name bar-tailed lark. It is found from Morocco to Pakistan. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. This is in many places a common species, but elsewhere rather less common. It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, but surveys have shown that it is slowly decreasing in numbers. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Gray's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts.
Hume's short-toed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Asia from Iran and Kazakhstan to China.
The Somali short-toed lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in eastern and north-eastern Africa.
The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark.
The Benguela long-billed lark, also known as the Benguela lark or Benguela longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The spike-heeled lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa.
The grey-backed sparrow-lark or grey-backed finch-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Sometimes, the name 'grey-backed sparrow-lark' is also used to describe the black-eared sparrow-lark.
The fawn-coloured lark or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa.
The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.
Blanford's lark or Blanford's short-toed lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family, Alaudidae, which is native to north-eastern Africa. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.
The Turkestan short-toed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ukraine and central Turkey through parts of Central Asia and southern Siberia west to south-central Mongolia and south to southern Afghanistan. This species and the Mediterranean short-toed lark were formerly considered conspecific and called the lesser short-toed lark, but a 2020 study recovered them as distinct species.