Galerida
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Galerida is a genus of lark
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Lark
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...
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Species
- Crested LarkCrested LarkThe Crested Lark, Galerida cristata, breeds across most of temperate Eurasia from Portugal to northeast China and eastern India, and in Africa south to Niger...
, Galerida cristata - Thekla LarkThekla LarkThe Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae, breeds in Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia. It is a sedentary species....
, Galerida theklae - Malabar LarkMalabar LarkThe Malabar Lark, or Malabar Crested Lark, Galerida malabarica, is a sedentary breeding bird in western India.This is a common bird of open country, cultivation and scrub, often at some altitude. It nests on the ground, laying two to three eggs...
, Galerida malabarica - Sun LarkSun LarkThe Sun Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.Its...
, Galerida modesta - Tawny Lark or Sykes' Crested Lark, Galerida deva
- Long-billed LarkLong-billed LarkThe Long-billed Lark , also known as the Cape Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are semi-arid Karoo shrub and subtropical dry shrubland and subtropical or dry lowland and highveld grassland...
, Certhilauda curvirostris - Large-billed LarkLarge-billed LarkThe Large-billed Lark or Southern Thick-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in southern South Africa, Lesotho and southernmost Namibia.-Habitat and breeding:...
, Galerida magnirostris