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Spizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902)
Alaudidae

Spizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902)

Spizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902)

Spizocorys starki, or Stark's lark, is a small pale nomadic lark that lives in arid gravel grasslands of southern Africa.

Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)
Alaudidae

Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)

Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)

Spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a southern African lark species in the Alaudidae family.

Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)
Alaudidae

Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)

Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)

Pinarocorys nigricans, the dusky lark, is a migratory Afrotropical lark found in southern Central Africa.

Calendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)
Alaudidae

Calendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)

Calendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)

Calendulauda poecilosterna is a passerine lark found across eastern Africa, living in dry savannah and scrub habitats.

Calendulauda sabota (A.Smith, 1836)
Alaudidae

Calendulauda sabota (A.Smith, 1836)

Calendulauda sabota (A.Smith, 1836)

Calendulauda sabota, the sabota lark, is a southern African lark species found in savannas and dry shrubland.

Calendulauda africanoides (A.Smith, 1836)
Alaudidae

Calendulauda africanoides (A.Smith, 1836)

Calendulauda africanoides (A.Smith, 1836)

Calendulauda africanoides, the fawn-coloured lark, is an Alaudidae lark species found widely across south-central Africa.

Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839)
Alaudidae

Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839)

Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839)

Karoo lark (Calendulauda albescens) is a South African endemic lark species that lives in dry shrubland.

Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)
Alaudidae

Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)

Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)

The dune lark is an endemic Namibian lark, the only bird that can survive in the Namib Desert.

Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)
Alaudidae

Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)

Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)

Ramphocoris clotbey, the thick-billed lark, is an Alaudidae lark found in North Africa and central Arabian Peninsula.

Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)
Alaudidae

Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)

Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)

Calandrella rufescens, the Mediterranean short-toed lark, is a small ground-nesting lark found across dry open regions from Spain to China.

Calandrella raytal (Blyth, 1845)
Alaudidae

Calandrella raytal (Blyth, 1845)

Calandrella raytal (Blyth, 1845)

Calandrella raytal, the sand lark, is a small 12–13 cm passerine found on South Asian river sandbars and open sandy habitats.

Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871
Alaudidae

Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871

Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871

The Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) is an Alaudidae lark first described in 1871, found from south-central to eastern Asia.

Calandrella rufescens heinei (Homeyer, 1873)
Alaudidae

Calandrella rufescens heinei (Homeyer, 1873)

Calandrella rufescens heinei (Homeyer, 1873)

Calandrella rufescens heinei (Mediterranean short-toed lark) is a small streaked lark native to dry open habitats from southern Europe to east Asia. It feeds on seeds and insects.

Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808
Bombycillidae

Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808

Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot, 1808

Bombycilla cedrorum, the cedar waxwing, is a medium-sized berry-eating North American bird with distinctive red wing droplets.

Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bombycillidae

Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bombycilla garrulus (Bohemian waxwing) is a medium-sized crested bird with a circumpolar northern distribution and distinctive waxy red wing tips.

Bombycilla japonica (Siebold, 1824)
Bombycillidae

Bombycilla japonica (Siebold, 1824)

Bombycilla japonica (Siebold, 1824)

Bombycilla japonica, the Japanese waxwing, is a small migratory passerine that breeds in Northeast Asia and winters further south.

Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758
Certhiidae

Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758

Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758

Certhia familiaris Linnaeus, 1758, the Eurasian treecreeper, is a small insectivorous tree-climbing bird widespread across the Palearctic.

Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838
Certhiidae

Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838

Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838

Certhia americana, the brown creeper, is a small North American bark-colored tree-climbing bird that feeds on bark invertebrates.

Certhia himalayana Vigors, 1832
Certhiidae

Certhia himalayana Vigors, 1832

Certhia himalayana Vigors, 1832

Bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) has patterned feathers that help it blend into forest surroundings.

Certhia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820
Certhiidae

Certhia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820

Certhia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820

Certhia brachydactyla, the short-toed treecreeper, is a small Eurasian and North African woodland bird similar in appearance to other treecreepers.

Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820
Cinclidae

Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820

Cinclus pallasii Temminck, 1820

Cinclus pallasii, the brown dipper, is the largest dipper, an aquatic songbird of east Palearctic mountain streams.

Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827
Cinclidae

Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827

Cinclus mexicanus Swainson, 1827

Cinclus mexicanus, the American dipper, is a stocky grey aquatic bird found in mountain streams from Alaska to Panama.

Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844
Cinclidae

Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

Cinclus leucocephalus Tschudi, 1844

Cinclus leucocephalus (white-capped dipper) is a small bird with three described subspecies differing in plumage patterning.

Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cinclidae

Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cinclus cinclus, the white-throated dipper, is a small, stout aquatic bird that feeds underwater in fast-flowing fresh water.

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