Genus Melanocorypha

 

Bimaculated Lark - It is mainly migratory, wintering in northeast Africa, widely throughout the Greater Middle East to Pakistan, Kashmir, Republic of India and Tibet . It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

 

Calandra Lark - It is mainly resident in the west of its range, but Russian populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter, as far as the Arabian peninsula and Egypt. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

 

White-winged Lark - This lark is large and robust, usually 17-19 cm in length, with a wingspan of 35 cm. Both sexes weigh about 44 g. In flight, it is unmistakable due to its striking wing pattern: black outer flight feathers, white inner flight feathers, and the rest of the wing chestnut. Its body is dark-streaked grey above and whitish below. The adult male has a chestnut crown, but the sexes are otherwise similar.

 

Long-billed Calandra Lark - The Tibetan Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, and India.

 

Mongolian Lark - The Mongolian Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.

 

Black Lark - This is a bird of open steppe, often near water. Its nest is on the ground, with 4-5 eggs being laid. Food is seeds and insects, the latter especially in the breeding season. It is gregarious in winter.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Alaudidae
Genus : Melanocorypha