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 4 species which occur in Cape Verde.
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Razo Skylark Alauda razae (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Cape Verde
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