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List of lark species

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Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 102 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
Agulhas long-billed lark Certhilauda brevirostris Roberts, 1941 11
Dusky lark Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850) 12
Rufous-rumped lark Pinarocorys erythropygia (Strickland, 1852) 13
Thick-billed lark Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850) 14
Desert lark Ammomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) 15
Bar-tailed lark Ammomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839) 16
Rufous-tailed lark Ammomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831) 17
Black-eared sparrow-lark Eremopterix australis (Smith, A, 1836) 18
Madagascar lark Eremopterix hova (Hartlaub, 1860) 19
Black-crowned sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839) 20
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814) 21
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786) 22
Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark Eremopterix signatus (Oustalet, 1886) 23
Grey-backed sparrow-lark Eremopterix verticalis (Smith, A, 1836) 24
Fischer's sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884) 25
Rusty bush lark Calendulauda rufa Lynes, 1920 26
Sabota lark Calendulauda sabota (Smith, A, 1836) 27
Pink-breasted lark Calendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879) 28
Gillett's lark Calendulauda gilletti Sharpe, 1895 29
Fawn-colored lark Calendulauda africanoides (Smith, A, 1836) 30
Karoo lark Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839) 31
Red lark Calendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930) 32
Dune lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853) 33
Archer's lark Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920 34
Rudd's lark Heteromirafra ruddi (Grant, CHB, 1908) 35
Monotonous lark Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 36
Friedmann's lark Mirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930 37
Kordofan lark Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852 38
Williams's lark Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 39
Singing bush lark Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 40
Melodious lark Mirafra cheniana Smith, A, 1843 41
White-tailed lark Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 42
Burmese bush lark Plocealauda microptera Hume, 1873 43
Indochinese bush lark Plocealauda erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885 44
Jerdon's bush lark Plocealauda affinis Blyth, 1845 45
Indian bush lark Plocealauda erythroptera Blyth, 1845 46
Bengal bush lark Plocealauda assamica Horsfield, 1840 47
Collared lark Amirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896 48
Angola lark Amirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880 49
Flappet lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea (Salvadori, 1866) 50
Cape clapper lark Corypha apiata (Vieillot, 1816) 51
Eastern clapper lark Corypha fasciolata (Sundevall, 1850) 52
Kidepo lark Corypha kidepoensis (Macdonald, 1940) 53
Red-winged lark Corypha hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) 54
Highland lark Corypha kurrae Lynes, 1923 55
Rufous-naped lark Corypha africana Smith, A, 1836 56
Sentinel lark Corypha athi Hartert, EJO, 1900 57
Plains lark Corypha kabali White, CMN, 1943 58
Plateau lark Corypha nigrescens Reichenow, 1900 59
Russet lark Corypha sharpii Elliot, DG, 1897 60
Somali lark Corypha somalica (Witherby, 1903) 61
Woodlark Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) 62
Obbia lark Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905 63
Sclater's lark Spizocorys sclateri (Shelley, 1902) 64
Stark's lark Spizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902) 65
Short-tailed lark Spizocorys fremantlii (Lort Phillips, 1897) 66
Masked lark Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 67
Botha's lark Spizocorys fringillaris (Sundevall, 1850) 68
Pink-billed lark Spizocorys conirostris (Sundevall, 1850) 69
White-winged lark Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811 70
Raso lark Alauda razae (Alexander, 1898) 71
Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831 72
Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 73
Sykes's lark Galerida deva (Sykes, 1832) 74
Sun lark Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 75
Large-billed lark Galerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826) 76
Thekla's lark Galerida theklae Brehm, AE, 1857 77
Crested lark Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) 78
Malabar lark Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786) 79
Maghreb lark Galerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 1859 80
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) 81
Temminck's lark Eremophila bilopha (Temminck, 1823) 82
Hume's short-toed lark Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873 83
Mongolian short-toed lark Calandrella dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832) 84
Blanford's lark Calandrella blanfordi (Shelley, 1902) 85
Rufous-capped lark Calandrella eremica (Reichenow & Peters, N, 1932) 86
Red-capped lark Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 87
Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814) 88
Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832) 89
Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766) 90
Black lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forster, JR, 1768) 91
Mongolian lark Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776) 92
Tibetan lark Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867 93
Dupont's lark Chersophilus duponti (Vieillot, 1824) 94
Dunn's lark Eremalauda dunni (Shelley, 1904) 95
Arabian lark Eremalauda eremodites (Meinertzhagen, R, 1923) 96
Athi short-toed lark Alaudala athensis (Sharpe, 1900) 97
Asian short-toed lark Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871 98
Somali short-toed lark Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895 99
Mediterranean short-toed lark Alaudala rufescens (Vieillot, 1819) 100
Turkestan short-toed lark Alaudala heinei (Homeyer, 1873) 101
Sand lark Alaudala raytal (Blyth, 1845) 102

References

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  1. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List. v 14.2. Retrieved August 20, 2024.