Larks
Alaudidae
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 drier regions. When the word "lark" is used without specification, it often refers to the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis).
24 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 98 known species
Skylarks
genusAlauda
Horned Larks
genusEremophila
Crested Larks
genusGalerida
Lullula
genusLullula
Calandrella Short-toed Larks
genusCalandrella
Sparrow-Larks
genusEremopterix
Black-necked Larks
genusMelanocorypha
Calendulauda Larks
genusCalendulauda
Plocealauda
genusPlocealauda
Corypha
genusCorypha
Desert Larks
genusAmmomanes
Alaudala Short-toed Larks
genusAlaudala
Mirafra
genusMirafra
Spike-heeled Larks
genusChersomanes
Hoopoe-Larks
genusAlaemon
Long-billed and Short-clawed Larks
genusCerthilauda
Short-tailed Larks and Allies
genusSpizocorys
Amirafra
genusAmirafra
Thick-billed Larks
genusRamphocoris
Dusky and Rufous-rumped Larks
genusPinarocorys
Chersophilus
genusChersophilus
Ammomanopsis
genusAmmomanopsis
Liben and Rudd's Larks
genusHeteromirafra
Eremalauda
genusEremalauda
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7284.