List of lark species

Larks form the family Alaudidae. The International Ornithological Committee recognizes these 100 species of larks distributed among 34 genera.
This list is presented according to the IOC taxonomic sequence and can also be sorted alphabetically by common name and binomial.

Common name	Binomial name	IOC sequence
Greater hoopoe-lark	Alaemon alaudipes	1
Lesser hoopoe-lark	Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905	2
Beesley's lark	Chersomanes beesleyi Benson, 1966	3
Spike-heeled lark	Chersomanes albofasciata	4
Gray's lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	5
Short-clawed lark	Certhilauda chuana	6
Benguela long-billed lark	Certhilauda benguelensis	7
Karoo long-billed lark	Certhilauda subcoronata Smith, A, 1843	8
Eastern long-billed lark	Certhilauda semitorquata Smith, A, 1836	9
Cape long-billed lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	10
Dusky lark	Pinarocorys nigricans	11
Rufous-rumped lark	Pinarocorys erythropygia	12
Thick-billed lark	Ramphocoris clotbey	13
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	14
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cinctura	15
Rufous-tailed lark	Ammomanes phoenicura	16
Black-eared sparrow-lark	Eremopterix australis	17
Madagascar lark	Eremopterix hova	18
Black-crowned sparrow-lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	19
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix leucotis	20
Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark	Eremopterix griseus	21
Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix signatus	22
Grey-backed sparrow-lark	Eremopterix verticalis	23
Fischer's sparrow-lark	Eremopterix leucopareia	24
Rusty bush lark	Calendulauda rufa Lynes, 1920	25
Sabota lark	Calendulauda sabota	26
Pink-breasted lark	Calendulauda poecilosterna	27
Gillett's lark	Calendulauda gilletti Sharpe, 1895	28
Fawn-colored lark	Calendulauda africanoides	29
Karoo lark	Calendulauda albescens	30
Red lark	Calendulauda burra	31
Dune lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	32
Archer's lark	Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, S, 1920	33
Rudd's lark	Heteromirafra ruddi	34
Monotonous lark	Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926	35
Friedmann's lark	Mirafra pulpa Friedmann, 1930	36
Kordofan lark	Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852	37
Williams's lark	Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956	38
Singing bush lark	Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821	39
Melodious lark	Mirafra cheniana Smith, A, 1843	40
White-tailed lark	Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891	41
Burmese bush lark	Plocealauda microptera Hume, 1873	42
Indochinese bush lark	Plocealauda erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885	43
Jerdon's bush lark	Plocealauda affinis Blyth, 1845	44
Indian bush lark	Plocealauda erythroptera Blyth, 1845	45
Bengal bush lark	Plocealauda assamica Horsfield, 1840	46
Collared lark	Amirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896	47
Angola lark	Amirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880	48
Flappet lark	Amirafra rufocinnamomea	49
Cape clapper lark	Corypha apiata	50
Eastern clapper lark	Corypha fasciolata	51
Kidepo lark	Corypha kidepoensis	52
Red-winged lark	Corypha hypermetra	53
Highland lark	Corypha kurrae Lynes, 1923	54
Rufous-naped lark	Corypha africana Smith, A, 1836	55
Sentinel lark	Corypha athi Hartert, EJO, 1900	56
Plains lark	Corypha kabali White, CMN, 1943	57
Plateau lark	Corypha nigrescens Reichenow, 1900	58
Russet lark	Corypha sharpii Elliot, DG, 1897	59
Somali lark	Corypha somalica	60
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	61
Obbia lark	Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905	62
Sclater's lark	Spizocorys sclateri	63
Stark's lark	Spizocorys starki	64
Short-tailed lark	Spizocorys fremantlii	65
Masked lark	Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895	66
Botha's lark	Spizocorys fringillaris	67
Pink-billed lark	Spizocorys conirostris	68
White-winged lark	Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811	69
Raso lark	Alauda razae	70
Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831	71
Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758	72
Sykes's lark	Galerida deva	73
Sun lark	Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864	74
Large-billed lark	Galerida magnirostris	75
Thekla's lark	Galerida theklae Brehm, AE, 1857	76
Crested lark	Galerida cristata	77
Malabar lark	Galerida malabarica	78
Maghreb lark	Galerida macrorhyncha Tristram, 1859	79
Horned lark	Eremophila alpestris	80
Temminck's lark	Eremophila bilopha	81
Hume's short-toed lark	Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873	82
Mongolian short-toed lark	Calandrella dukhunensis	83
Blanford's lark	Calandrella blanfordi	84
Rufous-capped lark	Calandrella eremica	85
Red-capped lark	Calandrella cinerea	86
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	87
Bimaculated lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	88
Calandra lark	Melanocorypha calandra	89
Black lark	Melanocorypha yeltoniensis	90
Mongolian lark	Melanocorypha mongolica	91
Tibetan lark	Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867	92
Dupont's lark	Chersophilus duponti	93
Dunn's lark	Eremalauda dunni	94
Arabian lark	Eremalauda eremodites	95
Asian short-toed lark	Alaudala cheleensis Swinhoe, 1871	96
Somali short-toed lark	Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895	97
Mediterranean short-toed lark	Alaudala rufescens	98
Turkestan short-toed lark	Alaudala heinei	99
Sand lark	Alaudala raytal	100