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Bar-tailed lark

Ammomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)

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The bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.5 g to 18.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura)
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bar-tailed lark

Weight
15.5 g – 18.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bar-tailed lark live?

Not recorded

What is the bar-tailed lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bar-tailed lark or bar-tailed desert lark (Ammomanes cinctura) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Two other species, the rufous-tailed lark and the Cape clapper lark are both also sometimes referred to using the name bar-tailed lark. It is found from Morocco to Pakistan. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. This is in many places a common species, but elsewhere rather less common. It has a very wide distribution and faces no obvious threats, but surveys have shown that it is slowly decreasing in numbers. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Bar-tailed lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bar-tailed_lark&oldid=1379733555), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bar-tailed lark endangered?

The bar-tailed lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bar-tailed lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusAmmomanes
  7. SpeciesAmmomanes cinctura (Gould, 1839)

Synonyms Alauda lusitanica, Ammomanes cincturus, Ammomanes cincturus, Ammomanes cincturus, Ammomanes cincturus, Ammomanes cincturus, Ammomanes cinturus, Melanocorypha cinctura, Mirafra arenicolor, Mirafra pallida, Mirafra regulus

Other names and names in other languages (50)
  • Bar-tailed desert larkEnglish
  • Bar-tailed desert larkEnglish
  • BTLAEnglish
  • قبرة شريطية الذيلArabic
  • الحمرة سوداء الذيلArabic
  • قنبرة البادية المصريةArabic
  • قنبرة بادية مصريةArabic
  • قبرة الصحراء شريطية الذيلArabic
  • قبرة الصحراء موشمة الذنبArabic
  • Пъстроопашата чучулигаBulgarian
  • Alc'hweder tekBreton
  • terrerola cuabarradaCatalan
  • skřivan pruhoocasýCzech
  • Ehedydd diffeithwch cynffonresogWelsh
  • Lille ØrkenlærkeDanish
  • SandlercheGerman
  • Μικρή ΑμμογαλιάντραGreek
  • strivosta alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Terrera colinegraSpanish
  • kõrbelõoke e. kõrbe-kõnnulõokeEstonian
  • Txoriandre buztanbeltzBasque
  • چکاوک سردم سیاهPersian
  • pikkuaavikkokiuruFinnish
  • Ammomane éléganteFrench
  • Fuiseog stríocearrachIrish
  • עפרוני חכליליHebrew
  • pješčana ševaCroatian
  • homoki pacsirtaHungarian
  • FaldlævirkiIcelandic
  • Allodola del deserto minoreItalian
  • クロオビスナヒバリJapanese
  • dryžauodegis smiltvieversisLithuanian
  • svītrastes cīrulisLatvian
  • mørkhalelerkeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Rosse WoestijnleeuwerikDutch
  • mørkstjertlerkeNorwegian
  • skowronik rudawyPolish
  • calhandra-das-dunasPortuguese
  • calhandrinha-das-dunasPortuguese
  • Вьюрковый жаворонокRussian
  • Чернохвостый вьюрковый жаворонокRussian
  • UhcasáttoleivvošNorthern Sami
  • škovránok púštnySlovak
  • progastorepi škrjanecSlovenian
  • Crnorepa pustinjska ševaSerbian
  • sandökenlärkaSwedish
  • Küçük Çöl ToygarıTurkish
  • жайворонок вохристийUkrainian
  • 斑尾漠百灵Chinese
  • 斑尾漠百靈Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bar-tailed lark

Other species in the same genus Ammomanes.

LC, Least Concern

Desert lark

Ammomanes deserti

AlaudidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBar-tailed lark vs Desert larkBar-tailed lark vs Rufous-tailed lark

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bar-tailed lark?

An adult bar-tailed lark weighs 15.5 g – 18.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bar-tailed lark endangered?

The bar-tailed lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the bar-tailed lark?

The bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-tailed-lark

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{bar_tailed_lark_2026,
  title = {Bar-tailed lark (Ammomanes cinctura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bar-tailed-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}