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 17 species which occur in Egypt.
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni
- Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Thekla Lark Galerida theklae
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Egypt
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