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 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 |
| Karoo long-billed lark | Certhilauda subcoronata Smith, A, 1843 | 7 |
| Benguela long-billed lark | Certhilauda benguelensis ( Sharpe, 1904) | 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 |
| Sabota lark | Calendulauda sabota ( Smith, A, 1836) | 26 |
| Pink-breasted lark | Calendulauda poecilosterna ( Reichenow, 1879) | 27 |
| Foxy lark | Calendulauda alopex ( Sharpe, 1890) | 28 |
| Fawn-colored lark | Calendulauda africanoides ( Smith, A, 1836) | 29 |
| Karoo lark | Calendulauda albescens ( Lafresnaye, 1839) | 30 |
| Red lark | Calendulauda burra ( Bangs, 1930) | 31 |
| Dune lark | Calendulauda erythrochlamys ( Strickland, 1853) | 32 |
| Barlow's lark | Calendulauda barlowi ( Roberts, 1937) | 33 |
| Rudd's lark | Heteromirafra ruddi ( Grant, CHB, 1908) | 34 |
| Archer's lark | Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920 | 35 |
| Eastern clapper lark | Mirafra fasciolata ( Sundevall, 1850) | 36 |
| Cape clapper lark | Mirafra apiata ( Vieillot, 1816) | 37 |
| Red-winged lark | Mirafra hypermetra ( Reichenow, 1879) | 38 |
| Rufous-naped lark | Mirafra africana Smith, A, 1836 | 39 |
| Sharpe's lark | Mirafra sharpii Elliot, DG, 1897 | 40 |
| Flappet lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea ( Salvadori, 1866) | 41 |
| Angola lark | Mirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880 | 42 |
| Williams's lark | Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 | 43 |
| Monotonous lark | Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | 44 |
| Melodious lark | Mirafra cheniana Smith, A, 1843 | 45 |
| Singing bush lark | Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 | 46 |
| Burmese bush lark | Mirafra microptera Hume, 1873 | 47 |
| Bengal bush lark | Mirafra assamica Horsfield, 1840 | 48 |
| Indochinese bush lark | Mirafra erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885 | 49 |
| Indian bush lark | Mirafra erythroptera Blyth, 1845 | 50 |
| Jerdon's bush lark | Mirafra affinis Blyth, 1845 | 51 |
| Gillett's lark | Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895 | 52 |
| Rusty bush lark | Mirafra rufa Lynes, 1920 | 53 |
| Collared lark | Mirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896 | 54 |
| Ash's lark | Mirafra ashi Colston, 1982 | 55 |
| Somali lark | Mirafra somalica ( Witherby, 1903) | 56 |
| Friedmann's lark | Mirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930 | 57 |
| Kordofan lark | Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852 | 58 |
| White-tailed lark | Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 | 59 |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea ( Linnaeus, 1758) | 60 |
| Obbia lark | Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905 | 61 |
| Sclater's lark | Spizocorys sclateri ( Shelley, 1902) | 62 |
| Stark's lark | Spizocorys starki ( Shelley, 1902) | 63 |
| Short-tailed lark | Spizocorys fremantlii ( Lort Phillips, 1897) | 64 |
| Masked lark | Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 | 65 |
| Botha's lark | Spizocorys fringillaris ( Sundevall, 1850) | 66 |
| Pink-billed lark | Spizocorys conirostris ( Sundevall, 1850) | 67 |
| White-winged lark | Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811 | 68 |
| Raso lark | Alauda razae ( Alexander, 1898) | 69 |
| Oriental skylark | Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831 | 70 |
| Eurasian skylark | Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 | 71 |
| Sykes's lark | Galerida deva ( Sykes, 1832) | 72 |
| Sun lark | Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 | 73 |
| Large-billed lark | Galerida magnirostris ( Stephens, 1826) | 74 |
| Thekla's lark | Galerida theklae Brehm, AE, 1857 | 75 |
| Crested lark | Galerida cristata ( Linnaeus, 1758) | 76 |
| Malabar lark | Galerida malabarica ( Scopoli, 1786) | 77 |
| Maghreb lark | Galerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 1859 | 78 |
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris ( Linnaeus, 1758) | 79 |
| Temminck's lark | Eremophila bilopha ( Temminck, 1823) | 80 |
| Hume's short-toed lark | Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873 | 81 |
| Mongolian short-toed lark | Calandrella dukhunensis ( Sykes, 1832) | 82 |
| Blanford's lark | Calandrella blanfordi ( Shelley, 1902) | 83 |
| Rufous-capped lark | Calandrella eremica ( Reichenow & Peters, N, 1932) | 84 |
| Red-capped lark | Calandrella cinerea ( Gmelin, JF, 1789) | 85 |
| Greater short-toed lark | Calandrella brachydactyla ( Leisler, 1814) | 86 |
| Bimaculated lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata ( Ménétriés, 1832) | 87 |
| Calandra lark | Melanocorypha calandra ( Linnaeus, 1766) | 88 |
| Black lark | Melanocorypha yeltoniensis ( Forster, JR, 1768) | 89 |
| Mongolian lark | Melanocorypha mongolica ( Pallas, 1776) | 90 |
| Tibetan lark | Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867 | 91 |
| Dupont's lark | Chersophilus duponti ( Vieillot, 1824) | 92 |
| Dunn's lark | Eremalauda dunni ( Shelley, 1904) | 93 |
| Arabian lark | Eremalauda eremodites ( Meinertzhagen, R, 1923) | 94 |
| Athi short-toed lark | Alaudala athensis ( Sharpe, 1900) | 95 |
| Asian short-toed lark | Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871 | 96 |
| Somali short-toed lark | Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895 | 97 |
| Mediterranean short-toed lark | Alaudala rufescens ( Vieillot, 1819) | 98 |
| Turkestan short-toed lark | Alaudala heinei ( Homeyer, 1873) | 99 |
| Sand lark | Alaudala raytal ( Blyth, 1845) | 100 |
References
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List. v 14.1. Retrieved January 4, 2024.