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Encyclopedia > Lark
For other uses, see Lark (disambiguation).
Larks

Crested Lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genera

Larks are passerine birds of the predominantly Old World family Alaudidae. Only one species, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark. Look up lark in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... crested lark from [1], 1900. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Mirafra is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Pinarocorys is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Species see text Heteromirafra is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Certhilauda is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Lafresnaye, 1836) The Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Eremopterix is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Ammomanes is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Species Alaemon alaudipes Alaemon hamertoni The name Hoopoe Lark (or Hoopoe-lark) can be used in one of two ways: To refer to collectively to the two species in the genus Alaemon, Greater Hoopoe-lark and Lesser Hoopoe-lark As an abbreviated name for the Greater Hoopoe-lark in areas... Binomial name (Bonaparte, 1850) The Thick-billed Lark (Rhamphocoris clotbey) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Species Melanocorypha is a small genus of birds in the lark family. ... Calandrella is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Spizocorys is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Shelley, 1904) Dunns Lark (Eremalauda dunni) is a small passerine bird of the lark family. ... Binomial name Chersophilus duponti (Vieillot, 1820) The Duponts Lark (Chersophilus duponti), is the only lark in the genus Chersophilus (Sharpe, 1890). ... Species Many, see text. ... Binomial name (Lort Phillips, 1897) The Short-tailed Lark (Pseudalaemon fremantlii) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) The Woodlark (Lullula arborea) is the only lark in the genus Lullula (Kaup, 1829). ... Species Alauda is a genus of larks with three widespread species found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one endemic to the island of Razo in the Cape Verde Islands. ... Species The bird genus Eremophila comprises the two horned larks: the Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris, known in North America as the Horned Lark, and Temmincks Lark, or Temmincks Horned Lark, Eremophila bilopha. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ... Binomial name Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris), called the Horned Lark in North America, breeds across much of North America, northernmost Europe and Asia and in the mountains of southeast Europe. ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...


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). The Lark Ascending is a musical piece written by the famous British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1914. ... A statue of Ralph Vaughan Williams in Dorking. ...


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. In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ...


Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. They feed on insects and seeds. Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ...


Larks symbolise happiness, hope, good fortune, freedom, joy, youth, creativity and a new day.

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Species list in taxonomic order

Binomial name Gyldenstolpe, 1926 The Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Mirafra cantillans Blyth, 1844 The Singing Bushlark (Mirafra cantillans) is a species of bushlark found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 The Australasian Bushlark (Mirafra javanica) inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia. ... Binomial name Smith, 1843 The Latakoo Lark (Mirafra cheniana) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Reichenow, 1891 The White-tailed Lark (Mirafra albicauda) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Hartlaub, 1860 The Madagascar Lark (Mirafra hova) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Strickland, 1850 The Kordofan Lark (Mirafra cordofanica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Macdonald, 1956 The Williamss Lark (Mirafra williamsi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Friedmann, 1930 The Friedmanns Lark (Mirafra pulpa) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Reichenow, 1879) The Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Witherby, 1903) The Somali Lark (Mirafra somalica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Colston, 1982 The Ashs Lark (Mirafra ashi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Barboza du Bocage, 1880 The Angola Lark (Mirafra angolensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Smith, 1836 The Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Salvadori, 1865) The Flappet Lark (Mirafra rufocinnamomea) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Vieillot, 1816) The Clapper Lark, Mirafra apiata, is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. ... Binomial name Sharpe, 1896 The Collared Lark (Mirafra collaris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Mirafra erythroptera Blyth, 1845 The Indian Bushlark or Red-winged Bushlark (Mirafra erythroptera) is a species of bushlark found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Sharpe, 1895 The Gilletts Lark (Mirafra gilletti) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Smith, 1836 The Fawn-coloured Lark (Mirafra africanoides) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Mirafra assamica Horsfield, 1840 The Rufous-winged Bush Lark (Mirafra assamica) is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name Mirafra affinis Blyth, 1845 The Jerdons Bushlark Mirafra affinis is a bushlark of the open countryside found in southern India. ... Binomial name Lynes, 1920 The Rusty Lark (Mirafra rufa) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Reichenow, 1879) The Pink-breasted Lark (Mirafra poecilosterna) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Erard, 1975 The Degodi Lark (Mirafra degodiensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Smith, 1836 The Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Strickland, 1852) The Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Sundevall, 1850) The Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Clarke, 1920 The Archers Lark (Heteromirafra archeri) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Erard, 1975 The Sidamo Lark (Heteromirafra sidamoensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Grant, 1908) The Rudds Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Hermann, 1783) The Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda curvirostris), also known as the Cape Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Roberts, 1941 The Agulhas Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda brevirostris) is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name Smith, 1836 The Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Smith, 1843 The Karoo Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Sharpe, 1904) The Benguela Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda benguelensis), also known as the Benguela Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Smith, 1836) The Short-clawed Lark (Certhilauda chuana) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Strickland, 1853) The Dune Lark (Certhilauda erythrochlamys) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Lafresnaye, 1839) The Karoo Lark (Certhilauda albescens) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Roberts, 1937) The Barlows Lark (Certhilauda barlowi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Bangs, 1830) The Red Lark (Certhilauda burra), also known as the Ferruginous Lark, is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Lafresnaye, 1836) The Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Smith, 1836) The Black-eared Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix australis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814) The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis, is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1841) The Black-crowned Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Smith, 1836) The Grey-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Oustalet, 1886) The Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix signatus) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) The Fischers Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucopareia) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Eremopterix grisea (Scopoli, 1786) The Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix grisea, is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India. ... Binomial name (Gould, 1841) The Bar-tailed Lark (Ammomanes cinctura) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Ammomanes phoenicurus (Franklin, 1831) The Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus is a ground bird found in open stony country and low rocky hills in India. ... Binomial name Ammomanes deserti Lichtenstein, 1823 The Desert Lark, Ammomanes deserti, breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from the Sahara east through the Arabian peninsula and the Middle East to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Binomial name (Wahlberg, 1855) Synonyms Ammomanopsis grayi The Grays Lark (Ammomanes grayi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Alaemon alaudipes ( Desfontaines, 1789) The Greater Hoopoe-lark or Hoopoe Lark ( Alaemon alaudipes), is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in deserts from the Cape Verde Islands across much of north Africa, through Arabia to Syria, Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ... Binomial name Witherby, 1905 The Lesser Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon hamertoni) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Bonaparte, 1850) The Thick-billed Lark (Rhamphocoris clotbey) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766) The Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra, breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia. ... Binomial name Melanocorypha bimaculata (Menetries, 1832) The Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata, breeds in warm temperate countries eastwards from Turkey into Central Asia. ... Binomial name Blyth, 1867 The Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Pallas, 1776) The Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Melanocorypha leucoptera (Pallas, 1811) The White-winged Lark, Melanocorypha leucoptera, breeds from the Caucasus east across temperate southern Asia to Kazakhstan. ... Binomial name Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forster, 1767) The Black Lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis, breeds in southeast Russia and Kazakhstan. ... Binomial name Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814) The Short-toed Lark, or Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name (Shelley, 1902) Blanfords Lark or Blanfords Short-toed Lark (Calandrella blanfordi) is a small passerine bird of the lark family, Alaudidae. ... Binomial name Hume, 1873 The Humes Lark (Calandrella acutirostris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Calandrella rufescens (Vieillot, 1820) The Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens) is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name (Gmelin, 1789) The Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name (Swinhoe, 1871) The Asian Short-toed Lark (Calandrella cheleensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Hume, 1871) The Sand Lark, also known as India Short-toed Lark or Indian Sand Lark [3] (Calandrella raytal), is a small passerine bird in the lark (Alaudidae) family, largely resident in the river valleys of South Asia from Pakistan through sub-Himalayan India to Bangladesh. ... Binomial name (Sharpe, 1895) The Rufous Short-toed Lark (Calandrella somalica), also known as the Somali Short-toed Lark, is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name (Sundevall, 1850) The Pink-billed Lark (Spizocorys conirostris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Sundevall, 1850) The Bothas Lark (Spizocorys fringillaris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Shelley, 1902) The Sclaters Lark (Spizocorys sclateri) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Whiterby, 1905 The Obbia Lark (Spizocorys obbiensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Sharpe, 1895 The Masked Lark (Spizocorys personata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Shelley, 1904) Dunns Lark (Eremalauda dunni) is a small passerine bird of the lark family. ... Binomial name Shelley, 1902 The Starks Lark (Eremalauda starki) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Chersophilus duponti (Vieillot, 1820) The Duponts Lark (Chersophilus duponti), is the only lark in the genus Chersophilus (Sharpe, 1890). ... Binomial name Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) The Crested Lark, Galerida cristata, breeds across most of temperate Eurasia from Portugal to northeast China and eastern India, and in Africa south to Niger. ... Binomial name Galerida theklae (Brehm, AE, 1857) The Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae, breeds in Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia. ... Binomial name Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786) The Malabar Lark, or Malabar Crested Lark, Galerida malabarica, is a sedentary breeding bird in western India. ... Binomial name Heuglin, 1864 The Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name (Sykes, 1832) Sykess Lark (Galerida deva) is a species of lark found in the dry open country of peninsular India. ... Binomial name (Stephens, 1826) The Large-billed Lark or Southern Thick-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris is a small passerine bird. ... Binomial name (Lort Phillips, 1897) The Short-tailed Lark (Pseudalaemon fremantlii) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) The Woodlark (Lullula arborea) is the only lark in the genus Lullula (Kaup, 1829). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Skylark The Skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a small passerine bird species. ... Binomial name Temminck & Schlegel, 1848 The Japanese Skylark (Alauda japonica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. ... Binomial name Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831 The Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula), also known as Oriental Lark or Small Skylark, is a species of skylark found in South Asia and South-East Asia. ... Binomial name Alauda razae Alexander, 1898 The Raso Lark, (Alauda razae) is a small passerine bird with a higly restricted range, being found only on the island of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. ... Binomial name Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) The Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris), called the Horned Lark in North America, breeds across much of North America, northernmost Europe and Asia and in the mountains of southeast Europe. ... Binomial name Eremophila bilopha ( Temminck, 1823) The Temminck’s Lark or Temminck’s Horned Lark (Eremophila bilopha), breeds across much of north Africa, through northern Arabia to western Iraq. ...

See also

Binomial name Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger,, 1885 The Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, is a medium-sized sparrow. ... Binomial name Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1823) The Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, is a fairly large sparrow. ... Binomial name Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) The Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) is a conspicuous Australian bird of small to medium size, also known as the Mudlark in Victoria and Western Australia, the Murray Magpie in South Australia, and as the Peewee in New South Wales and Queensland. ... Subfamilies  Monarchinae  Rhipidurinae  Dicrurinae The family Dicruridae is a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. ... Species Meadowlarks are birds belonging to the genus Sturnella in the New World family Icteridae. ... Genera Anthus Tmetothylacus † see also: wagtail, longclaw Pipits are small passerine birds with medium to long tails. ... Binomial name Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis, is a small passerine bird which breeds in much of the northern half of Europe and Asia. ... Species See text. ...

References

  • Perrins, Christopher (ed.) (2003). Firefly Encyclopedia of Birds. Firefly Books. ISBN 1-55297-777-3. 

Professor Christopher Miles Chris Perrins, FRS is a British biologist. ...

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Lark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (164 words)
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights.
Larks nest on the ground, laying 2-6 speckled eggs.
Tawny Lark or Sykes' Crested Lark, Galerida deva
LARK - LoveToKnow Article on LARK (2497 words)
By Englishmen the word lark, used without qualification, almost invariably means the skylark, Alauda arvensis, which, as the best-known and most widely spread species throughout Europe, has been invariably considered the type of the genus.
Not far removed from the foregoing is a group of larks characterized by a larger crest, a stronger and more curved bill, a rufous lining to the wings, and some other minor features.
All these birds, which have been termed horned larks, from the tuft of elongated fl feathers growing on each side of the head, form a little group easily recognized by their peculiar coloration, which calls to mind some of the ringed plovers, Aegialitis.
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