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 17 species which occur in Iran.
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens
- Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Iran
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