Alaudidae (Larks)
Order Passeriformes
96 species in 21 genera

Size: Between 10 cm (Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Eremopterix nigriceps) and 23 cm (Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Alaemon alaudipes).

Distribution: All continents salving Antarctica. Some species sedentary and other ones, migratory.

Habitat: Open areas. Steppes, meadows, crops, deserts.

Feeding: Insects and seeds.

Breeding: Depression on the ground, covered by dry grass. 2-6 eggs. Incubation 11-16 days.

Threat status: 7 threatened species (3 Critically Endangered, 2 Endangered and 2 Vulnerable) [+info]
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Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Wood Lark
Lullula arborea