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 Turkey.
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus (A)
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti (E)
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes (A)
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera (A)
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (A)
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Turkey
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