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Bird family

Alaudidae

98 species

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Larks

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Birds of Prey 328 Corvids 138 Cranes & Rails 190 Cuckoos & Turacos 180 Game Birds 307 Grebes, Loons & Flamingos 33 Herons, Pelicans & Ibises 120 Hornbills & Hoopoes 75 Hummingbirds 366 Kingfishers & Rollers 185 Nightjars & Allies 132 Owls 256 Parrots 409 Penguins 19 Pigeons & Doves 352 Ratites & Tinamous 59 Seabirds & Tubenoses 206 Shorebirds 394 Songbirds 6,620 Storks 20 Swifts 112 Trogons & Quetzals 47 Unusual & Unique Birds 57 Waterbirds 178 Woodpeckers & Toucans 444

Accipitriformes 263 Aegotheliformes 10 Anseriformes 178 Apodiformes 478 Apterygiformes 5 Bucerotiformes 75 Caprimulgiformes 98 Cariamiformes 2 Casuariiformes 4 Charadriiformes 394 Ciconiiformes 20 Coliiformes 6 Columbiformes 352 Coraciiformes 185 Cuculiformes 157 Eurypygiformes 2 Falconiformes 65 Galliformes 307 Gaviiformes 5 Gruiformes 190 Leptosomiformes 1 Mesitornithiformes 3 Musophagiformes 23 Nyctibiiformes 7 Opisthocomiformes 1 Otidiformes 26 Passeriformes 6,758 Pelecaniformes 120 Phaethontiformes 3 Phoenicopteriformes 6 Piciformes 444 Podargiformes 16 Podicipediformes 22 Procellariiformes 149 Psittaciformes 409 Pterocliformes 16 Rheiformes 2 Sphenisciformes 19 Steatornithiformes 1 Strigiformes 256 Struthioniformes 2 Suliformes 54 Tinamiformes 46 Trogoniformes 47

Africa 2,073 Antarctica 13 Australia & Oceania 1,833 Central America & Caribbean 1,183 Europe 2 Europe & Northern Asia 992 North America 854 Oceans & Seabirds 534 South & Southeast Asia 1,875 South America 3,245 Worldwide 10

Woodland 8,314 Wetland, lake & coast 1,102 Grassland & open country 961 Urban & human-modified 120 Suburban Gardens 3 Open Grassland 3 Wetlands 2 Deserts & Scrub 2

Small 3,256 Tiny 2,727 Medium 2,536 Large 1,481 Huge 589

White 56 Black 49 Brown 35 Grey 28 Red 20 Blue 13 Iridescent 12 Green 11 Orange 11 Yellow 11 Buff 10 Pink 2 Purple 2

Invertebrate-eaters 5,174 Omnivores 1,841 Fruit-eaters 1,112 Aquatic hunters 755 Seed-eaters 676 Nectar-feeders 541 Vertebrate hunters 275 Plant-eaters 95 Aquatic plant-eaters 89 Scavengers 22

Least Concern 8,120 Near Threatened 885 Vulnerable 624 Endangered 349 Critically Endangered 181 Extinct 168 Data Deficient 31 Extinct in the Wild 5

Species in this family

LC Least Concern

Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon hamertoni

Small
Grassland & open country

Beesley’s Lark

NE Not Evaluated

Beesley’s Lark

Chersomanes beesleyi

Small
Grassland & open country

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