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 13 species which occur in Nigeria.
- Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
- Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
- Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Rusty Lark Mirafra rufa
- Rufous-rumped Lark Pinarocorys erythropygia
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps (A)
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nigeria
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