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 about 96 species worldwide and 13 species which occur in Malta.
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes (A)
- Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti (A)
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus (A)
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera (A)
- Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (A)
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens (A)
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris (A)
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha (A)
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata (A)
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Malta
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