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 15 species which occur in China.
- Australasian Bushlark Mirafra javanica
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica
- White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera (A)
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (A)
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of China
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