List of lark species

Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 100 species of larks distributed among 31 genera.[1]

This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common nameBinomial nameIOC sequence
Greater hoopoe-larkAlaemon alaudipes1
Lesser hoopoe-larkAlaemon hamertoni2
Beesley's larkChersomanes beesleyi3
Spike-heeled larkChersomanes albofasciata4
Gray's larkAmmomanopsis grayi5
Short-clawed larkCerthilauda chuana6
Karoo long-billed larkCerthilauda subcoronata7
Benguela long-billed larkCerthilauda benguelensis8
Eastern long-billed larkCerthilauda semitorquata9
Cape long-billed larkCerthilauda curvirostris10
Agulhas long-billed larkCerthilauda brevirostris11
Dusky larkPinarocorys nigricans12
Rufous-rumped larkPinarocorys erythropygia13
Thick-billed larkRamphocoris clotbey14
Desert larkAmmomanes deserti15
Bar-tailed larkAmmomanes cinctura16
Rufous-tailed larkAmmomanes phoenicura17
Black-eared sparrow-larkEremopterix australis18
Madagascar larkEremopterix hova19
Black-crowned sparrow-larkEremopterix nigriceps20
Chestnut-backed sparrow-larkEremopterix leucotis21
Ashy-crowned sparrow-larkEremopterix griseus22
Chestnut-headed sparrow-larkEremopterix signatus23
Grey-backed sparrow-larkEremopterix verticalis24
Fischer's sparrow-larkEremopterix leucopareia25
Sabota larkCalendulauda sabota26
Pink-breasted larkCalendulauda poecilosterna27
Foxy larkCalendulauda alopex28
Fawn-colored larkCalendulauda africanoides29
Karoo larkCalendulauda albescens30
Red larkCalendulauda burra31
Dune larkCalendulauda erythrochlamys32
Barlow's larkCalendulauda barlowi33
Rudd's larkHeteromirafra ruddi34
Archer's larkHeteromirafra archeri35
Eastern clapper larkMirafra fasciolata36
Cape clapper larkMirafra apiata37
Red-winged larkMirafra hypermetra38
Rufous-naped larkMirafra africana39
Sharpe's larkMirafra sharpii40
Flappet larkMirafra rufocinnamomea41
Angola larkMirafra angolensis42
Williams's larkMirafra williamsi43
Monotonous larkMirafra passerina44
Melodious larkMirafra cheniana45
Singing bush larkMirafra javanica46
Burmese bush larkMirafra microptera47
Bengal bush larkMirafra assamica48
Indochinese bush larkMirafra erythrocephala49
Indian bush larkMirafra erythroptera50
Jerdon's bush larkMirafra affinis51
Gillett's larkMirafra gilletti52
Rusty bush larkMirafra rufa53
Collared larkMirafra collaris54
Ash's larkMirafra ashi55
Somali larkMirafra somalica56
Friedmann's larkMirafra pulpa57
Kordofan larkMirafra cordofanica58
White-tailed larkMirafra albicauda59
WoodlarkLullula arborea60
Obbia larkSpizocorys obbiensis61
Sclater's larkSpizocorys sclateri62
Stark's larkSpizocorys starki63
Short-tailed larkSpizocorys fremantlii64
Masked larkSpizocorys personata65
Botha's larkSpizocorys fringillaris66
Pink-billed larkSpizocorys conirostris67
White-winged larkAlauda leucoptera68
Raso larkAlauda razae69
Oriental skylarkAlauda gulgula70
Eurasian skylarkAlauda arvensis71
Sykes's larkGalerida deva72
Sun larkGalerida modesta73
Large-billed larkGalerida magnirostris74
Thekla's larkGalerida theklae75
Crested larkGalerida cristata76
Malabar larkGalerida malabarica77
Maghreb larkGalerida macrorhyncha78
Horned larkEremophila alpestris79
Temminck's larkEremophila bilopha80
Hume's short-toed larkCalandrella acutirostris81
Mongolian short-toed larkCalandrella dukhunensis82
Blanford's larkCalandrella blanfordi83
Rufous-capped larkCalandrella eremica84
Red-capped larkCalandrella cinerea85
Greater short-toed larkCalandrella brachydactyla86
Bimaculated larkMelanocorypha bimaculata87
Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra88
Black larkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis89
Mongolian larkMelanocorypha mongolica90
Tibetan larkMelanocorypha maxima91
Dupont's larkChersophilus duponti92
Dunn's larkEremalauda dunni93
Arabian larkEremalauda eremodites94
Athi short-toed larkAlaudala athensis95
Asian short-toed larkAlaudala cheleensis96
Somali short-toed larkAlaudala somalica97
Mediterranean short-toed larkAlaudala rufescens98
Turkestan short-toed larkAlaudala heinei99
Sand larkAlaudala raytal100

References

  1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (July 2023). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List. v 13.2. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.