Calandra lark

This omnivore is a terrestrial forager of grassland habitat and is partially migratory, with a geographic range of 5,324,000 km². It lays 4.35 eggs per clutch, has 2 clutches per year with an incubation period of 16 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Weight

55 g – 63 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

16 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

4.2 – 4.35src for Young per litter or clutch

Litters or clutches a year

2src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Partialsrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The calandra 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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPasseriformes
5. familyAlaudidae
6. genusMelanocorypha
7. SpeciesMelanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Alauda calandra

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@misc{calandra_lark_2026,
  title = {Calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/calandra-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}