Alaudidae

Eremophila alpestris Photo by R. Gilbert (Costal Sand Ecosystems) Common name:horner lark (en); cotovia-cornuda (pt); alouette hausse-col (fr); alondra cornuda (es); ohrenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, being found throughout North America, northern Europe and central and northern Asia. there are also some smaller populations in the mountains of…

Calandrella brachydactyla Photo by Lior Kislev (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:greater short-toed lark (en); calhandrinha-comum (pt); alouette calandrelle (fr); terrera común (es); kurzzehenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Europe, from Portugal to Greece, and in northern Africa from Morocco to Egypt and south to the Sahel belt. It is also found along…

Certhilauda chuana Photo by Trevor Hardaker (Trevor and Margareth Hardaker) Common name: short-clawed lark (en); cotovia-d’unhas-curtas (pt); alouette à ongles courts (fr); alondra chuana (es); akazien-langschnabellerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: This African species is only found in south-eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa. Size: These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh…

Alauda arvensis Photo by Lewis Thomson (LT Images) Common name: skylark (en); laverca (pt); alouette des champs (fr); alondra común (es); feldlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: The skylark breeds across Europe and the temperate zone of Asia as far east as Japan and the Kamchatka peninsula of Russia. The western populations are…

Mirafra africanoides (Photo from Bird Forum) Common name: fawn-coloured lark (en); cotovia-cor-d’areia (pt); alouette fauve (fr); alondra leonada (es); steppenlerche (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Alaudidae Range: This African species is found in two distinct populations. The southern population is found from north-central South Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, marginally extending into Zambia…