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 7 species which occur in Togo.
- Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
- Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Rusty Lark Mirafra rufa (A)
- Rufous-rumped Lark Pinarocorys erythropygia
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Togo
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