List of lark species

Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these 98 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	1
Lesser hoopoe-lark	Alaemon hamertoni	2
Beesley's lark	Chersomanes beesleyi	3
Spike-heeled lark	Chersomanes albofasciata	4
Gray's lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	5
Short-clawed lark	Certhilauda chuana	6
Karoo long-billed lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	7
Benguela long-billed lark	Certhilauda benguelensis	8
Eastern long-billed lark	Certhilauda semitorquata	9
Cape long-billed lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	10
Agulhas long-billed lark	Certhilauda brevirostris	11
Dusky lark	Pinarocorys nigricans	12
Rufous-rumped lark	Pinarocorys erythropygia	13
Thick-billed lark	Ramphocoris clotbey	14
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	15
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cinctura	16
Rufous-tailed lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	17
Black-eared sparrow-lark	Eremopterix australis	18
Madagascan lark	Eremopterix hova	19
Black-crowned sparrow-lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	20
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix leucotis	21
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark	Eremopterix griseus	22
Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix signatus	23
Grey-backed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix verticalis	24
Fischer's sparrow-lark	Eremopterix leucopareia	25
Sabota lark	Calendulauda sabota	26
Pink-breasted lark	Calendulauda poecilosterna	27
Foxy lark	Calendulauda alopex	28
Fawn-colored lark	Calendulauda africanoides	29
Karoo lark	Calendulauda albescens	30
Red lark	Calendulauda burra	31
Dune lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	32
Barlow's lark	Calendulauda barlowi	33
Rudd's lark	Heteromirafra ruddi	34
Archer's lark	Heteromirafra archeri	35
Eastern clapper lark	Mirafra fasciolata	36
Cape clapper lark	Mirafra apiata	37
Red-winged lark	Mirafra hypermetra	38
Rufous-naped lark	Mirafra africana	39
Flappet lark	Mirafra rufocinnamomea	40
Angolan lark	Mirafra angolensis	41
Williams's lark	Mirafra williamsi	42
Monotonous lark	Mirafra passerina	43
Melodious lark	Mirafra cheniana	44
Horsfield's bush lark	Mirafra javanica	45
Singing bush lark	Mirafra cantillans	46
Burmese bush lark	Mirafra microptera	47
Bengal bush lark	Mirafra assamica	48
Indochinese bush lark	Mirafra erythrocephala	49
Indian bush lark	Mirafra erythroptera	50
Jerdon's bush lark	Mirafra affinis	51
Gillett's lark	Mirafra gilletti	52
Rusty bush lark	Mirafra rufa	53
Collared lark	Mirafra collaris	54
Ash's lark	Mirafra ashi	55
Somali lark	Mirafra somalica	56
Friedmann's lark	Mirafra pulpa	57
Kordofan lark	Mirafra cordofanica	58
White-tailed lark	Mirafra albicauda	59
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	60
Obbia lark	Spizocorys obbiensis	61
Sclater's lark	Spizocorys sclateri	62
Stark's lark	Spizocorys starki	63
Short-tailed lark	Spizocorys fremantlii	64
Masked lark	Spizocorys personata	65
Botha's lark	Spizocorys fringillaris	66
Pink-billed lark	Spizocorys conirostris	67
White-winged lark	Alauda leucoptera	68
Raso lark	Alauda razae	69
Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula	70
Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis	71
Sykes's lark	Galerida deva	72
Sun lark	Galerida modesta	73
Large-billed lark	Galerida magnirostris	74
Thekla's lark	Galerida theklae	75
Crested lark	Galerida cristata	76
Malabar lark	Galerida malabarica	77
Maghreb lark	Galerida macrorhyncha	78
Horned lark	Eremophila alpestris	79
Temminck's lark	Eremophila bilopha	80
Hume's short-toed lark	Calandrella acutirostris	81
Mongolian short-toed lark	Calandrella dukhunensis	82
Blanford's lark	Calandrella blanfordi	83
Rufous-capped lark	Calandrella eremica	84
Red-capped lark	Calandrella cinerea	85
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	86
Bimaculated lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	87
Calandra lark	Melanocorypha calandra	88
Black lark	Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	89
Mongolian lark	Melanocorypha mongolica	90
Tibetan lark	Melanocorypha maxima	91
Dupont's lark	Chersophilus duponti	92
Dunn's lark	Eremalauda dunni	93
Athi short-toed lark	Alaudala athensis	94
Asian short-toed lark	Alaudala cheleensis	95
Somali short-toed lark	Alaudala somalica	96
Lesser short-toed lark	Alaudala rufescens	97
Sand lark	Alaudala raytal	98

References

1. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.