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 16 species which occur in Botswana.
- Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina
- Latakoo Lark Mirafra cheniana (A)
- Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
- Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
- Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
- Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
- Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
- Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana
- Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata
- Black-eared Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix australis (A)
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
- Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris
- Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Botswana
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