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Bimaculated lark

Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 54 g to 54.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
Photo: Jan Ebr · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bimaculated lark

Weight
54.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.96 – 4.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bimaculated lark live?

Not recorded

What is the bimaculated lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) breeds in warm temperate countries eastwards from Turkey into Central Asia. It is the eastern counterpart of its relative, the calandra lark.

From the Wikipedia article “Bimaculated lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bimaculated_lark&oldid=1313789997), 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 bimaculated lark endangered?

The bimaculated 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 bimaculated lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusMelanocorypha
  7. SpeciesMelanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832)

Synonyms Alauda bimaculata, Melanocorypha bimaculata bimaculata, Melanocorypha bimaculata rufescens, Melanocorypha bimaculata torquata, Melanocorypha torquata

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • SwartboslewerikAfrikaans
  • قبرة شرقية صغيرةArabic
  • قنبرة الشرق كبيرةArabic
  • Двупетниста чучулигаBulgarian
  • Alc'hweder-menezBreton
  • calàndria bimaculadaCatalan
  • kalandra dvouskvrnnáCzech
  • ehedydd deufannogWelsh
  • østlig kalanderlærkeDanish
  • BjergkalanderlærkeDanish
  • Turkmensk KalenderlærkeDanish
  • BergkalanderlercheGerman
  • ΒουνογαλιάντραGreek
  • ΣτεπογαλιάντραGreek
  • dumakula alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Alondra BimaculadaSpanish
  • Calandria bimaculadaSpanish
  • Calandria bimaculadanoSpanish
  • nõlva-stepilõokeEstonian
  • چکاوک طوقیPersian
  • ylänkökiuruFinnish
  • Ylänkökiuru IsokiuruFinnish
  • EystanærgilerkurFaroese
  • Alouette monticoleFrench
  • Alouette calandre orientaleFrench
  • Fuiseog dhébhallachIrish
  • Ushag chalandra y NiarManx
  • עפרוני פסגותHebrew
  • עפרוני הרמות *Hebrew
  • ogrličasta ševaCroatian
  • hegyi kalandrapacsirtaHungarian
  • Արտույտ երկբծավորArmenian
  • MisturlævirkiIcelandic
  • Calandra asiaticaItalian
  • クビワコウテンシJapanese
  • Қостеңбелді бозторғайKazakh
  • 큰부리종다리Korean
  • dvidėmis stepinis vieversysLithuanian
  • divpunktu cīrulisLatvian
  • bergkalanderleeuwerikDutch
  • fjellkalanderlerkeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kalandra dwuplamistaPolish
  • calhandra-bastardaPortuguese
  • calhandra-bimaculadaPortuguese
  • Ciocârlie cu două peteRomanian
  • двупятнистый жаворонокRussian
  • Двупятнистый степной жаворонокRussian
  • StuorraleivvošNorthern Sami
  • škovran dvojškvrnovýSlovak
  • gorski kalanderSlovenian
  • Azijska velika ševaSerbian
  • asiatisk kalanderlärkaSwedish
  • kucuk bogmakli toygarTurkish
  • küçük boğmaklı toygarTurkish
  • жайворонок двоплямистийUkrainian
  • 二斑百靈Chinese
  • 双斑百灵Chinese

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Relatives of the bimaculated lark

Other species in the same genus Melanocorypha.

LC, Least Concern
Black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

Black lark

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

Alaudidae

CompareBimaculated lark vs Calandra larkBimaculated lark vs Black larkBimaculated lark vs Mongolian larkBimaculated lark vs Tibetan lark

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bimaculated lark?

An adult bimaculated lark weighs 54.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bimaculated lark endangered?

The bimaculated 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 bimaculated lark?

The bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bimaculated-lark

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BibTeX
@misc{bimaculated_lark_2026,
  title = {Bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bimaculated-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}