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Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789)
Alaudidae

Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789)

Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789)

Alaemon alaudipes is a large arid-adapted lark with a distinctive down-curved bill found across northern Africa and western South Asia.

Galerida deva (Sykes, 1832)
Alaudidae

Galerida deva (Sykes, 1832)

Galerida deva (Sykes, 1832)

Sykes's lark (Galerida deva) is a crested rufous lark found mostly in central India that imitates 34 other birds' calls.

Galerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826)
Alaudidae

Galerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826)

Galerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826)

Galerida magnirostris, the large-billed lark, is an 18 cm African lark found in open habitats of southern Africa, feeding on seeds and insects.

Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857
Alaudidae

Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857

Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857

Galerida theklae, Thekla's lark, is a small brownish-grey lark native to parts of Europe and Africa.

Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864
Alaudidae

Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864

Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864

Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864, the sun lark, is an Alaudidae lark found in African dry savanna and grassland from Guinea to South Sudan.

Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)
Alaudidae

Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)

Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)

Malabar lark (Galerida malabarica) is a small crested lark found in western India's open habitats.

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alaudidae

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Galerida cristata, the crested lark, is a small non-migratory lark found across most temperate Eurasia and parts of Africa.

Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Alaudidae

Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lullula arborea, the woodlark, is a small brown songbird found across Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, that lives in open heath and sparse-tree habitats.

Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)
Alaudidae

Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)

Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)

Melanocorypha bimaculata, the bimaculated lark, is a large robust lark native to western and central Asia.

Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)
Alaudidae

Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)

Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)

Melanocorypha calandra, the calandra lark, is a large robust lark found in open Eurasian plains with varied migratory habits.

Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776)
Alaudidae

Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776)

Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776)

Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776) is a bird with defined coloration across its head, upper body, and lower body.

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (J.R.Forster, 1768)
Alaudidae

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (J.R.Forster, 1768)

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (J.R.Forster, 1768)

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis, the black lark, is a large robust lark native to Eurasian open steppe habitats.

Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)
Alaudidae

Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

Fischer's sparrow-lark is a dull-coloured passerine bird of the Alaudidae family found in dry lowland grasslands of east and southeast Africa.

Eremopterix verticalis (A.Smith, 1836)
Alaudidae

Eremopterix verticalis (A.Smith, 1836)

Eremopterix verticalis (A.Smith, 1836)

Eremopterix verticalis, the grey-backed sparrow-lark, is a lark species found in southern and south-central Africa.

Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814)
Alaudidae

Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814)

Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814)

Eremopterix leucotis, the chestnut-backed sparrow-lark, is a small lark found in open dry habitats across northeastern Africa.

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839)
Alaudidae

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839)

Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839)

Eremopterix nigriceps, the black-crowned sparrow-lark, is a small lark found across arid regions of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia.

Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786)
Alaudidae

Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786)

Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786)

Eremopterix griseus, the ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, is a small ground-dwelling lark found across the South Asian subcontinent.

Mirafra hova Hartlaub, 1860
Alaudidae

Mirafra hova Hartlaub, 1860

Mirafra hova Hartlaub, 1860

Mirafra hova, the Madagascar lark, is an Alaudidae lark species endemic to Madagascar.

Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Alaudidae

Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Ammomanes deserti, the desert lark, is a medium-sized non-migratory lark that inhabits arid broken terrain across North Africa and southwest Asia to western India.

Ammomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)
Alaudidae

Ammomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)

Ammomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)

Ammomanes cinctura, the bar-tailed lark, is a small lark found across arid regions of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and western Asia.

Ammomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831)
Alaudidae

Ammomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831)

Ammomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831)

Ammomanes phoenicura is a distinctive lark species found in dry open habitats across South Asia.

Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)
Alaudidae

Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)

Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)

Calandrella cinerea, the red-capped lark, is a small African lark with a distinctive rufous cap that feeds on seeds and insects.

Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)
Alaudidae

Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)

Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)

Greater short-toed lark is a small migratory pale lark of dry open country, with habits and traits as described.

Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)
Alaudidae

Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)

Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)

Calandrella brachydactyla, the greater short-toed lark, is a small migratory lark found across dry open Eurasia and Africa.

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