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 26 species which occur in Namibia.
- Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina
- Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
- Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
- Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata
- Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
- Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
- Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
- Ferruginous Lark Calendulauda burra
- Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens
- Barlow's Lark Calendulauda barlowi (NE)
- Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys (E)
- Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
- Cape Lark Certhilauda curvirostris
- Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata
- Benguela Lark Certhilauda benguelensis (NE)
- Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata
- Black-eared Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix australis
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
- Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis
- Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi (NE)
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
- Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris
- Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri
- Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki
- Long-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Namibia
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