Crested Lark

Also known as Galerida cristata

species of bird

AI overview

A Crested Lark is a small songbird found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa, recognized by its distinctive pointed crest of feathers on its head. It matters to ornithologists and birdwatchers as an indicator of open, dry habitats like grasslands and agricultural areas, and its presence or absence can reflect changes in these landscapes.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 186 inbound references to Crested Lark, and connects out to Least Concern, bird migration and Thekla's Lark.

Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Birds described in 1758 and Birds of Eurasia.

Vinony links it to 76 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

crested lark

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAlaudidae

Observations19,681

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Image: Galerida cristata - Crested lark 01.jpg

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taxon name: Galerida cristata
Commons category: Galerida cristata
Commons gallery: Galerida cristata
litter size: 3.9
egg incubation period: 12
taxon common name: crestellina

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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.