Animalz

Alaudidae

  • Alaemon
  • Alauda
  • Alaudala
  • Amirafra
  • Ammomanes
  • Ammomanopsis
  • Calandrella
  • Calendulauda
  • Certhilauda
  • Chersomanes
  • Chersophilus
  • Corypha
  • Crested Lark Galerida cristata

    The Crested Lark is a brown, streaked lark with a noticeable crest. In Spain it is commonly found in open places such as fields and roadsides.

  • Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

    Its streaky brown plumage blends into open fields, while breeding males sing during high flights.

  • Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

    A small bird of open country in North America that searches the ground for seeds and insects. Short feathers on the male’s head can rise like tiny horns.

  • Woodlark Lullula arborea

    The Woodlark is a lark of wooded heath, with an eyebrow stripe that meets behind the head. In Britain it may form small flocks in winter.

  • Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

    The Greater Short-toed Lark is a small lark of open, dry country. A breeding study in central Italy recorded nesting, groups of fledglings, and family groups before migration.

  • Raso Lark Alauda razae

    The Raso Lark is a small lark known from Raso Islet in Cabo Verde. In 2018, BirdLife reported a translocation to Santa Luzia, part of its historical range.

  • Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

    The Oriental Skylark uses open ground in grasslands and fields and eats both plant and animal foods.

  • Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata

    The Bimaculated Lark walks across dry, open grasslands. Dark patches on both sides of its chest stand out, and breeding males sing long songs in flight.

  • Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

    The Spanish subspecies calandra lives in broad cereal plains and grasslands. It has brown, dark-streaked plumage and nests on the ground among grasses during the breeding season.

  • Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens

    A small, pale lark that runs along the ground while feeding in dry, open country. It can be hard to distinguish from similar short-toed larks where their ranges meet.

  • White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera

    The White-winged Lark is a lark whose white wing patches stand out in flight. It uses dry steppe and fields, and may gather in flocks outside the breeding season.

  • Thekla Lark Galerida theklae

    A lark with a rounded crest and dark streaks on the chest. Its food changes with the season, and it searches the ground for seeds and insects.