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Larks

Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae Links: Larks

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. There are about 96 species worldwide, 10 in Britain.

Bird	Latin	Links	Notes
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris	Shore Lark
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Skylark RSPB
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Wood Lark RSPB
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Calandra Lark	very rare vagrant
Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	Bimaculated Lark	very rare vagrant
White-winged Lark	Melanocorypha leucoptera	White-winged Lark	very rare vagrant
Black Lark	Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	Black Lark	very rare vagrant
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Greater Short-toed Lark	vagrant
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Calandrella rufescens	Lesser Short-toed Lark	very rare vagrant
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Crested Lark	vagrant

By: Keith Park	Section: Wildlife	Key:
Page Ref: larks	Topic: Birds	Last Updated: 03/2010

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