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Larks nest on the ground, laying 2-6 speckled ]s. Like many ground birds, most lark species have long hind claws, which are thought to provide stability while standing. | Larks nest on the ground, laying 2-6 speckled ]s. Like many ground birds, most lark species have long hind claws, which are thought to provide stability while standing. | ||
Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. They feed on ]s and ]s. |
Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. They feed on ]s and ]s. | ||
Species list: | Species list: | ||
* Monotonous Lark, ''Mirafra passerina'' | * Monotonous Lark, ''Mirafra passerina'' | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ], ''Mirafra javanica'' | * ], ''Mirafra javanica'' | ||
* Latakoo Lark, ''Mirafra cheniana'' | * Latakoo Lark, ''Mirafra cheniana'' | ||
* White-tailed Lark, ''Mirafra albicauda'' | * White-tailed Lark, ''Mirafra albicauda'' | ||
* Madagascar Lark, ''Mirafra hova'' | * Madagascar Lark, ''Mirafra hova'' | ||
* Kordofan Lark, ''Mirafra cordofanica'' | * Kordofan Lark, ''Mirafra cordofanica'' | ||
* Williams' Lark, ''Mirafra williamsi'' | * Williams' Lark, ''Mirafra williamsi'' | ||
* Friedmann's Lark, ''Mirafra pulpa'' | * Friedmann's Lark, ''Mirafra pulpa'' | ||
* Red-winged Lark, ''Mirafra hypermetra'' | * Red-winged Lark, ''Mirafra hypermetra'' | ||
* Somali Long-billed Lark, ''Mirafra somalica'' | * Somali Long-billed Lark, ''Mirafra somalica'' | ||
* Ash's Lark, ''Mirafra ashi'' | * Ash's Lark, ''Mirafra ashi'' | ||
* Angola Lark, ''Mirafra angolensis'' | * Angola Lark, ''Mirafra angolensis'' | ||
* Rufous-naped Lark, ''Mirafra africana'' | * Rufous-naped Lark, ''Mirafra africana'' | ||
* Flappet Lark, ''Mirafra rufocinnamomea'' | * Flappet Lark, ''Mirafra rufocinnamomea'' | ||
* Clapper Lark, ''Mirafra apiata'' | * Clapper Lark, ''Mirafra apiata'' | ||
* Collared Lark, ''Mirafra collaris'' | * Collared Lark, ''Mirafra collaris'' | ||
* ], ''Mirafra erythroptera'' | * ], ''Mirafra erythroptera'' | ||
* Gillett's Lark, ''Mirafra gilletti'' | * Gillett's Lark, ''Mirafra gilletti'' | ||
* Fawn-colored Lark, ''Mirafra africanoides'' | * Fawn-colored Lark, ''Mirafra africanoides'' | ||
* ], ''Mirafra assamica'' | * ], ''Mirafra assamica'' | ||
* ] ''Mirafra affinis'' | * ] ''Mirafra affinis'' | ||
* Rusty Lark, ''Mirafra rufa'' | * Rusty Lark, ''Mirafra rufa'' | ||
* Pink-breasted Lark, ''Mirafra poecilosterna'' | * Pink-breasted Lark, ''Mirafra poecilosterna'' | ||
* Degodi Lark, ''Mirafra degodiensis'' | * Degodi Lark, ''Mirafra degodiensis'' | ||
* ], ''Mirafra sabota'' | * ], ''Mirafra sabota'' | ||
* Rufous-rumped Lark, ''Pinarocorys erythropygia'' | * Rufous-rumped Lark, ''Pinarocorys erythropygia'' | ||
* Dusky Lark, ''Pinarocorys nigricans'' | * Dusky Lark, ''Pinarocorys nigricans'' | ||
* Archer's Lark, ''Heteromirafra archeri'' | * Archer's Lark, ''Heteromirafra archeri'' | ||
* Sidamo Lark, ''Heteromirafra sidamoensis'' | * Sidamo Lark, ''Heteromirafra sidamoensis'' | ||
* Rudd's Lark, ''Heteromirafra ruddi'' | * Rudd's Lark, ''Heteromirafra ruddi'' | ||
* Cape Lark, ''Certhilauda curvirostris'' | * Cape Lark, ''Certhilauda curvirostris'' | ||
* Algulhas Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda brevirostris'' | * Algulhas Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda brevirostris'' | ||
* Eastern Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda semitorquata'' | * Eastern Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda semitorquata'' | ||
* Karoo Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda subcoronata'' | * Karoo Long-billed Lark, ''Certhilauda subcoronata'' | ||
* Benguela Lark, ''Certhilauda benguelensis'' | * Benguela Lark, ''Certhilauda benguelensis'' | ||
* Short-clawed Lark, ''Certhilauda chuana'' | * Short-clawed Lark, ''Certhilauda chuana'' | ||
* Dune Lark, ''Certhilauda erythrochlamys'' | * Dune Lark, ''Certhilauda erythrochlamys'' | ||
* Karoo Lark, ''Certhilauda albescens'' | * Karoo Lark, ''Certhilauda albescens'' | ||
* Barlow's Lark, ''Certhilauda barlowi'' | * Barlow's Lark, ''Certhilauda barlowi'' | ||
* Ferruginous Lark, ''Certhilauda burra'' | * Ferruginous Lark, ''Certhilauda burra'' | ||
* Spike-heeled Lark, ''Chersomanes albofasciata'' | * Spike-heeled Lark, ''Chersomanes albofasciata'' | ||
* Black-eared Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix australis'' | * Black-eared Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix australis'' | ||
* ], ''Eremopterix leucotis'' | * ], ''Eremopterix leucotis'' | ||
* ], ''Eremopterix nigriceps'' | * ], ''Eremopterix nigriceps'' | ||
* Gray-backed Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix verticalis'' | * Gray-backed Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix verticalis'' | ||
* Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix signata'' | * Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix signata'' | ||
* ], ''Eremopterix leucopareia'' | * ], ''Eremopterix leucopareia'' | ||
* ], ''Eremopterix grisea'' | * ], ''Eremopterix grisea'' | ||
* Bar-tailed Lark, ''Ammomanes cincturus'' | * Bar-tailed Lark, ''Ammomanes cincturus'' | ||
* ], ''Ammomanes phoenicurus'' | * ], ''Ammomanes phoenicurus'' | ||
* ], ''Ammomanes deserti'' | * ], ''Ammomanes deserti'' | ||
* Gray's Lark, ''Ammomanes grayi'' | * Gray's Lark, ''Ammomanes grayi'' | ||
* ], ''Alaemon alaudipes'' | * ], ''Alaemon alaudipes'' | ||
* Lesser Hoopoe-lark, ''Alaemon hamertoni'' | * Lesser Hoopoe-lark, ''Alaemon hamertoni'' | ||
* ], ''Ramphocoris clotbey'' | * ], ''Ramphocoris clotbey'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha calandra'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha calandra'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha bimaculata'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha bimaculata'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha maxima'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha maxima'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha mongolica'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha mongolica'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha leucoptera'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha leucoptera'' | ||
* ], ''Melanocorypha yeltoniensis'' | * ], ''Melanocorypha yeltoniensis'' | ||
* ], ''Calandrella brachydactyla'' | * ], ''Calandrella brachydactyla'' | ||
* Blanford's Lark, ''Calandrella blanfordi'' | * Blanford's Lark, ''Calandrella blanfordi'' | ||
* Hume's Lark, ''Calandrella acutirostris'' | * Hume's Lark, ''Calandrella acutirostris'' | ||
* ], ''Calandrella rufescens'' | * ], ''Calandrella rufescens'' | ||
* Red-capped Lark, ''Calandrella cinerea'' | * Red-capped Lark, ''Calandrella cinerea'' | ||
* Asian Short-toed Lark, ''Calandrella cheleensis'' | * Asian Short-toed Lark, ''Calandrella cheleensis'' | ||
* Sand Lark, ''Calandrella raytal'' | * Sand Lark, ''Calandrella raytal'' | ||
* ], ''Calandrella somalica'' | * ], ''Calandrella somalica'' | ||
* ], ''Spizocorys conirostris'' | * ], ''Spizocorys conirostris'' | ||
* Botha's Lark, ''Spizocorys fringillaris'' | * Botha's Lark, ''Spizocorys fringillaris'' | ||
* Sclater's Lark, ''Spizocorys sclateri'' | * Sclater's Lark, ''Spizocorys sclateri'' | ||
* Obbia Lark, ''Spizocorys obbiensis'' | * Obbia Lark, ''Spizocorys obbiensis'' | ||
* Masked Lark, ''Spizocorys personata'' | * Masked Lark, ''Spizocorys personata'' | ||
* Dunn's Lark, ''Eremalauda dunni'' | * Dunn's Lark, ''Eremalauda dunni'' | ||
* Stark's Lark, ''Eremalauda starki'' | * Stark's Lark, ''Eremalauda starki'' | ||
* ], ''Chersophilus duponti'' | * ], ''Chersophilus duponti'' | ||
* ], ''Galerida cristata'' | * ], ''Galerida cristata'' | ||
* ], ''Galerida theklae'' | * ], ''Galerida theklae'' | ||
* ], ''Galerida malabarica'' | * ], ''Galerida malabarica'' | ||
* Sun Lark, ''Galerida modesta'' | * Sun Lark, ''Galerida modesta'' | ||
* ], ''Galerida deva'' | * ], ''Galerida deva'' | ||
* ], ''Galerida magnirostris'' | * ], ''Galerida magnirostris'' | ||
* Short-tailed Lark, ''Pseudalaemon fremantlii'' | * Short-tailed Lark, ''Pseudalaemon fremantlii'' | ||
* ], ''Lullula arborea'' | * ], ''Lullula arborea'' | ||
* ], ''Alauda arvensis'' | * ], ''Alauda arvensis'' | ||
* ], ''Alauda japonica'' | * ], ''Alauda japonica'' | ||
* ], ''Alauda gulgula'' | * ], ''Alauda gulgula'' | ||
* ], ''Alauda razae'' | * ], ''Alauda razae'' | ||
* Horned Lark or ], ''Eremophila alpestris'' | * Horned Lark or ], ''Eremophila alpestris'' | ||
* ], ''Eremophila bilopha'' | * ], ''Eremophila bilopha'' | ||
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* ] | * ] | ||
* ] (Neither a lark nor a magpie, but a giant ]) | * ] (Neither a lark nor a magpie, but a giant ]) | ||
* ] | * ] | ||
* ], a synonym for ] | * ], a synonym for ] | ||
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Revision as of 04:47, 7 June 2006
For other uses, see Lark (disambiguation).
Larks | |
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File:Crestedlark.JPG | |
Crested Lark | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genera | |
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Larks are passerine birds of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae. Only one species, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America.
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. This fact, combined with a willingness to expand into anthropogenic habitats - as long as these are not too intensively-managed - has ensured larks a prominent place in literature and music (the skylark being eulogised in "The Lark Ascending" (1914) by Ralph Vaughan Williams, for example).
Larks nest on the ground, laying 2-6 speckled eggs. Like many ground birds, most lark species have long hind claws, which are thought to provide stability while standing.
Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. They feed on insects and seeds.
Species list:
- Monotonous Lark, Mirafra passerina
- Australasian Bushlark, Mirafra javanica
- Latakoo Lark, Mirafra cheniana
- White-tailed Lark, Mirafra albicauda
- Madagascar Lark, Mirafra hova
- Kordofan Lark, Mirafra cordofanica
- Williams' Lark, Mirafra williamsi
- Friedmann's Lark, Mirafra pulpa
- Red-winged Lark, Mirafra hypermetra
- Somali Long-billed Lark, Mirafra somalica
- Ash's Lark, Mirafra ashi
- Angola Lark, Mirafra angolensis
- Rufous-naped Lark, Mirafra africana
- Flappet Lark, Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Clapper Lark, Mirafra apiata
- Collared Lark, Mirafra collaris
- Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark, Mirafra erythroptera
- Gillett's Lark, Mirafra gilletti
- Fawn-colored Lark, Mirafra africanoides
- Rufous-winged Bushlark, Mirafra assamica
- Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis
- Rusty Lark, Mirafra rufa
- Pink-breasted Lark, Mirafra poecilosterna
- Degodi Lark, Mirafra degodiensis
- Sabota Lark, Mirafra sabota
- Rufous-rumped Lark, Pinarocorys erythropygia
- Dusky Lark, Pinarocorys nigricans
- Archer's Lark, Heteromirafra archeri
- Sidamo Lark, Heteromirafra sidamoensis
- Rudd's Lark, Heteromirafra ruddi
- Cape Lark, Certhilauda curvirostris
- Algulhas Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda brevirostris
- Eastern Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda semitorquata
- Karoo Long-billed Lark, Certhilauda subcoronata
- Benguela Lark, Certhilauda benguelensis
- Short-clawed Lark, Certhilauda chuana
- Dune Lark, Certhilauda erythrochlamys
- Karoo Lark, Certhilauda albescens
- Barlow's Lark, Certhilauda barlowi
- Ferruginous Lark, Certhilauda burra
- Spike-heeled Lark, Chersomanes albofasciata
- Black-eared Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix australis
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix nigriceps
- Gray-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix verticalis
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix signata
- Fischer's Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucopareia
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix grisea
- Bar-tailed Lark, Ammomanes cincturus
- Rufous-tailed Lark, Ammomanes phoenicurus
- Desert Lark, Ammomanes deserti
- Gray's Lark, Ammomanes grayi
- Greater Hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes
- Lesser Hoopoe-lark, Alaemon hamertoni
- Thick-billed Lark, Ramphocoris clotbey
- Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Tibetan Lark, Melanocorypha maxima
- Mongolian Lark, Melanocorypha mongolica
- White-winged Lark, Melanocorypha leucoptera
- Black Lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
- Blanford's Lark, Calandrella blanfordi
- Hume's Lark, Calandrella acutirostris
- Lesser Short-toed Lark, Calandrella rufescens
- Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea
- Asian Short-toed Lark, Calandrella cheleensis
- Sand Lark, Calandrella raytal
- Somali Short-toed Lark, Calandrella somalica
- Pink-billed Lark, Spizocorys conirostris
- Botha's Lark, Spizocorys fringillaris
- Sclater's Lark, Spizocorys sclateri
- Obbia Lark, Spizocorys obbiensis
- Masked Lark, Spizocorys personata
- Dunn's Lark, Eremalauda dunni
- Stark's Lark, Eremalauda starki
- Dupont's Lark, Chersophilus duponti
- Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
- Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae
- Malabar Lark, Galerida malabarica
- Sun Lark, Galerida modesta
- Tawny Lark or Sykes' Crested Lark, Galerida deva
- Long-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris
- Short-tailed Lark, Pseudalaemon fremantlii
- Wood Lark, Lullula arborea
- Skylark, Alauda arvensis
- Japanese Skylark, Alauda japonica
- Oriental Skylark, Alauda gulgula
- Raso Skylark, Alauda razae
- Horned Lark or Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris
- Temminck's Lark, Eremophila bilopha
See also
- Magpie-lark (Neither a lark nor a magpie, but a giant Monarch flycatcher)
Reference
- Perrins, Christopher (ed.) (2003). Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books. ISBN 1-5529-7777-3.
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External links
- Lark videos on the Internet Bird Collection