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 about 96 species worldwide, 10 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Calandra Lark | Melanocorypha calandra | A rare vagrant |
| Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | A rare vagrant |
| White-winged Lark | Melanocorypha leucoptera | A rare vagrant |
| Black Lark | Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | A rare vagrant |
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | A rare vagrant |
| Lesser Short-toed Lark | Calandrella rufescens | A rare vagrant |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | A rare vagrant |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea | A scarce resident breeding species and summer migrant |
| Skylark | Alauda arvensis | A resident breeding species |
| Shore Lark | Eremophila alpestris | A scarce winter visitor and passage migrant, occasional breeder |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain
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