Larks
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Alaudidae
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 91 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Russia.
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica
- White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
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