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 11 species which occur in Senegal.
- Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
- Kordofan Lark Mirafra cordofanica
- Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Rufous-rumped Lark Pinarocorys erythropygia
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Senegal
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