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Crested Lark

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Crested Lark

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Also known as Galerida cristata

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Crested Lark (*Galerida cristata*) is a species of bird classified within the family Alaudidae and the order Passeriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The species is part of the genus *Galerida* and was originally described by Linnaeus in 1758. Its taxonomic status is accepted, and it is not considered extinct.

The Crested Lark is found in Africa. It has an IUCN conservation status of Least Concern, as assessed in 2024. Reproductive characteristics include a litter size of 3.9 and an egg incubation period of 12 days. The species has been recorded in 19,681 observations on iNaturalist.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

crested lark

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderPasseriformes
  4. FamilyAlaudidae
Observations19,681

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Galerida
Image
Galerida cristata - Crested lark 01.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Galerida cristata
Commons category
Galerida cristata
Commons gallery
Galerida cristata
litter size
3.9
egg incubation period
12
taxon common name
crestellina
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa. It is a non-migratory bird, but can occasionally be found as a vagrant in Great Britain.

Crested Lark in South Hebron

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crested Lark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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