Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 100 species of larks distributed among 34 genera.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.
Common nameBinomial nameIOC sequenceGreater hoopoe-larkAlaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789)1Lesser hoopoe-larkAlaemon hamertoni Witherby, 19052Beesley's larkChersomanes beesleyi Benson, 19663Spike-heeled larkChersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)4Gray's larkAmmomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855)5Short-clawed larkCerthilauda chuana (Smith, A, 1836)6Benguela long-billed larkCerthilauda benguelensis (Sharpe, 1904)7Karoo long-billed larkCerthilauda subcoronata Smith, A, 18438Eastern long-billed larkCerthilauda semitorquata Smith, A, 18369Cape long-billed larkCerthilauda curvirostris (Hermann, 1783)10Dusky larkPinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)11Rufous-rumped larkPinarocorys erythropygia (Strickland, 1852)12Thick-billed larkRamphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)13Desert larkAmmomanes deserti (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)14Bar-tailed larkAmmomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)15Rufous-tailed larkAmmomanes phoenicura (Franklin, 1831)16Black-eared sparrow-larkEremopterix australis (Smith, A, 1836)17Madagascar larkEremopterix hova (Hartlaub, 1860)18Black-crowned sparrow-larkEremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839)19Chestnut-backed sparrow-larkEremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814)20Ashy-crowned sparrow-larkEremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786)21Chestnut-headed sparrow-larkEremopterix signatus (Oustalet, 1886)22Grey-backed sparrow-larkEremopterix verticalis (Smith, A, 1836)23Fischer's sparrow-larkEremopterix leucopareia (Fischer, GA & Reichenow, 1884)24Rusty bush larkCalendulauda rufa Lynes, 192025Sabota larkCalendulauda sabota (Smith, A, 1836)26Pink-breasted larkCalendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)27Gillett's larkCalendulauda gilletti Sharpe, 189528Fawn-colored larkCalendulauda africanoides (Smith, A, 1836)29Karoo larkCalendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839)30Red larkCalendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930)31Dune larkCalendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)32Archer's larkHeteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 192033Rudd's larkHeteromirafra ruddi (Grant, CHB, 1908)34Monotonous larkMirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 192635Friedmann's larkMirafra pulpa Friedmann, 193036Kordofan larkMirafra cordofanica Strickland, 185237Williams's larkMirafra williamsi Macdonald, 195638Singing bush larkMirafra javanica Horsfield, 182139Melodious larkMirafra cheniana Smith, A, 184340White-tailed larkMirafra albicauda Reichenow, 189141Burmese bush larkPlocealauda microptera Hume, 187342Indochinese bush larkPlocealauda erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 188543Jerdon's bush larkPlocealauda affinis Blyth, 184544Indian bush larkPlocealauda erythroptera Blyth, 184545Bengal bush larkPlocealauda assamica Horsfield, 184046Collared larkAmirafra collaris Sharpe, 189647Angola larkAmirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 188048Flappet larkAmirafra rufocinnamomea (Salvadori, 1866)49Cape clapper larkCorypha apiata (Vieillot, 1816)50Eastern clapper larkCorypha fasciolata (Sundevall, 1850)51Kidepo larkCorypha kidepoensis (Macdonald, 1940)52Red-winged larkCorypha hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879)53Highland larkCorypha kurrae Lynes, 192354Rufous-naped larkCorypha africana Smith, A, 183655Sentinel larkCorypha athi Hartert, EJO, 190056Plains larkCorypha kabali White, CMN, 194357Plateau larkCorypha nigrescens Reichenow, 190058Russet larkCorypha sharpii Elliot, DG, 189759Somali larkCorypha somalica (Witherby, 1903)60WoodlarkLullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)61Obbia larkSpizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 190562Sclater's larkSpizocorys sclateri (Shelley, 1902)63Stark's larkSpizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902)64Short-tailed larkSpizocorys fremantlii (Lort Phillips, 1897)65Masked larkSpizocorys personata Sharpe, 189566Botha's larkSpizocorys fringillaris (Sundevall, 1850)67Pink-billed larkSpizocorys conirostris (Sundevall, 1850)68White-winged larkAlauda leucoptera Pallas, 181169Raso larkAlauda razae (Alexander, 1898)70Oriental skylarkAlauda gulgula Franklin, 183171Eurasian skylarkAlauda arvensis Linnaeus, 175872Sykes's larkGalerida deva (Sykes, 1832)73Sun larkGalerida modesta Heuglin, 186474Large-billed larkGalerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826)75Thekla's larkGalerida theklae Brehm, AE, 185776Crested larkGalerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)77Malabar larkGalerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)78Maghreb larkGalerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 185979Horned larkEremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758)80Temminck's larkEremophila bilopha (Temminck, 1823)81Hume's short-toed larkCalandrella acutirostris Hume, 187382Mongolian short-toed larkCalandrella dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)83Blanford's larkCalandrella blanfordi (Shelley, 1902)84Rufous-capped larkCalandrella eremica (Reichenow & Peters, N, 1932)85Red-capped larkCalandrella cinerea (Gmelin, JF, 1789)86Greater short-toed larkCalandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)87Bimaculated larkMelanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)88Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)89Black larkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis (Forster, JR, 1768)90Mongolian larkMelanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776)91Tibetan larkMelanocorypha maxima Blyth, 186792Dupont's larkChersophilus duponti (Vieillot, 1824)93Dunn's larkEremalauda dunni (Shelley, 1904)94Arabian larkEremalauda eremodites (Meinertzhagen, R, 1923)95Asian short-toed larkAlaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 187196Somali short-toed larkAlaudala somalica Sharpe, 189597Mediterranean short-toed larkAlaudala rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)98Turkestan short-toed larkAlaudala heinei (Homeyer, 1873)99Sand larkAlaudala raytal (Blyth, 1845)100
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