Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 100 species of larks distributed among 34 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 |
| Benguela long-billed lark | Certhilauda benguelensis(Sharpe, 1904) | 7 |
| Karoo long-billed lark | Certhilauda subcoronata Smith, A, 1843 | 8 |
| Eastern long-billed lark | Certhilauda semitorquata Smith, A, 1836 | 9 |
| Cape long-billed lark | Certhilauda curvirostris(Hermann, 1783) | 10 |
| Dusky lark | Pinarocorys nigricans(Sundevall, 1850) | 11 |
| Rufous-rumped lark | Pinarocorys erythropygia(Strickland, 1852) | 12 |
| Thick-billed lark | Ramphocoris clotbey(Bonaparte, 1850) | 13 |
| Desert lark | Ammomanes deserti(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) | 14 |
| Bar-tailed lark | Ammomanes cinctura(Gould, 1839) | 15 |
| Rufous-tailed lark | Ammomanes phoenicura(Franklin, 1831) | 16 |
| Black-eared sparrow-lark | Eremopterix australis(Smith, A, 1836) | 17 |
| Madagascar lark | Eremopterix hova(Hartlaub, 1860) | 18 |
| Black-crowned sparrow-lark | Eremopterix nigriceps(Gould, 1839) | 19 |
| Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix leucotis(Stanley, 1814) | 20 |
| Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark | Eremopterix griseus(Scopoli, 1786) | 21 |
| Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix signatus(Oustalet, 1886) | 22 |
| Grey-backed sparrow-lark | Eremopterix verticalis(Smith, A, 1836) | 23 |
| Fischer's sparrow-lark | Eremopterix leucopareia(Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884) | 24 |
| Rusty bush lark | Calendulauda rufa Lynes, 1920 | 25 |
| Sabota lark | Calendulauda sabota(Smith, A, 1836) | 26 |
| Pink-breasted lark | Calendulauda poecilosterna(Reichenow, 1879) | 27 |
| Gillett's lark | Calendulauda gilletti Sharpe, 1895 | 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 |
| Archer's lark | Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920 | 33 |
| Rudd's lark | Heteromirafra ruddi(Grant, CHB, 1908) | 34 |
| Monotonous lark | Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | 35 |
| Friedmann's lark | Mirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930 | 36 |
| Kordofan lark | Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852 | 37 |
| Williams's lark | Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 | 38 |
| Singing bush lark | Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 | 39 |
| Melodious lark | Mirafra cheniana Smith, A, 1843 | 40 |
| White-tailed lark | Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 | 41 |
| Burmese bush lark | Plocealauda microptera Hume, 1873 | 42 |
| Indochinese bush lark | Plocealauda erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885 | 43 |
| Jerdon's bush lark | Plocealauda affinis Blyth, 1845 | 44 |
| Indian bush lark | Plocealauda erythroptera Blyth, 1845 | 45 |
| Bengal bush lark | Plocealauda assamica Horsfield, 1840 | 46 |
| Collared lark | Amirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896 | 47 |
| Angola lark | Amirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880 | 48 |
| Flappet lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea(Salvadori, 1866) | 49 |
| Cape clapper lark | Corypha apiata(Vieillot, 1816) | 50 |
| Eastern clapper lark | Corypha fasciolata(Sundevall, 1850) | 51 |
| Kidepo lark | Corypha kidepoensis(Macdonald, 1940) | 52 |
| Red-winged lark | Corypha hypermetra(Reichenow, 1879) | 53 |
| Highland lark | Corypha kurrae Lynes, 1923 | 54 |
| Rufous-naped lark | Corypha africana Smith, A, 1836 | 55 |
| Sentinel lark | Corypha athi Hartert, EJO, 1900 | 56 |
| Plains lark | Corypha kabali White, CMN, 1943 | 57 |
| Plateau lark | Corypha nigrescens Reichenow, 1900 | 58 |
| Russet lark | Corypha sharpii Elliot, DG, 1897 | 59 |
| Somali lark | Corypha somalica(Witherby, 1903) | 60 |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea(Linnaeus, 1758) | 61 |
| Obbia lark | Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905 | 62 |
| Sclater's lark | Spizocorys sclateri(Shelley, 1902) | 63 |
| Stark's lark | Spizocorys starki(Shelley, 1902) | 64 |
| Short-tailed lark | Spizocorys fremantlii(Lort Phillips, 1897) | 65 |
| Masked lark | Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 | 66 |
| Botha's lark | Spizocorys fringillaris(Sundevall, 1850) | 67 |
| Pink-billed lark | Spizocorys conirostris(Sundevall, 1850) | 68 |
| White-winged lark | Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811 | 69 |
| Raso lark | Alauda razae(Alexander, 1898) | 70 |
| Oriental skylark | Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831 | 71 |
| Eurasian skylark | Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 | 72 |
| Sykes's lark | Galerida deva(Sykes, 1832) | 73 |
| Sun lark | Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 | 74 |
| Large-billed lark | Galerida magnirostris(Stephens, 1826) | 75 |
| Thekla's lark | Galerida theklae Brehm, AE, 1857 | 76 |
| Crested lark | Galerida cristata(Linnaeus, 1758) | 77 |
| Malabar lark | Galerida malabarica(Scopoli, 1786) | 78 |
| Maghreb lark | Galerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 1859 | 79 |
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris(Linnaeus, 1758) | 80 |
| Temminck's lark | Eremophila bilopha(Temminck, 1823) | 81 |
| Hume's short-toed lark | Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873 | 82 |
| Mongolian short-toed lark | Calandrella dukhunensis(Sykes, 1832) | 83 |
| Blanford's lark | Calandrella blanfordi(Shelley, 1902) | 84 |
| Rufous-capped lark | Calandrella eremica(Reichenow & Peters, N, 1932) | 85 |
| Red-capped lark | Calandrella cinerea(Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 86 |
| Greater short-toed lark | Calandrella brachydactyla(Leisler, 1814) | 87 |
| Bimaculated lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata(Ménétriés, 1832) | 88 |
| Calandra lark | Melanocorypha calandra(Linnaeus, 1766) | 89 |
| Black lark | Melanocorypha yeltoniensis(Forster, JR, 1768) | 90 |
| Mongolian lark | Melanocorypha mongolica(Pallas, 1776) | 91 |
| Tibetan lark | Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867 | 92 |
| Dupont's lark | Chersophilus duponti(Vieillot, 1824) | 93 |
| Dunn's lark | Eremalauda dunni(Shelley, 1904) | 94 |
| Arabian lark | Eremalauda eremodites(Meinertzhagen, R, 1923) | 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 |