Crested lark
Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
The crested lark (Galerida cristata), also called the Maghreb lark, is a bird in the group of songbirds and other perching birds, belonging to the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae. It is a small bird with a representative adult body mass of 42.7 g, and our sources report adult weights from 42.1 to 44.4 g.
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Quick facts about the crested lark
The crested lark is a sedentary, terrestrial omnivore of grassland habitats, with a geographic range of 24,390,000 km². It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category, and it reaches sexual maturity at 1 year.
- Weight
- 42.1 g – 44.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 8.79 years – 11.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.9 – 4.28src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the crested lark live?
Not recorded
What is the crested lark?
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.
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Is the crested lark endangered?
The crested lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the crested lark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae
- genusGalerida
- SpeciesGalerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Alauda cristata, Galerida cristata plumata, Heterops cristatus
Other names and names in other languages (119)
- Maghreb larkEnglish
- القبرةArabic
- قبرة الشائعةArabic
- قبرة متوجةArabic
- قنبرة متوجةArabic
- Cocullada comúnAragonese
- capelludaAsturian
- crestellinaAsturian
- Бүрекле һабан турғайыBashkir
- Жаўрук-смяцюхBelarusian
- Качулата чучулигаBulgarian
- Kogenneg kuchBreton
- Kogenneg-kuchBreton
- cogullada vulgarCatalan
- Упшан тьыриMari
- Тӗпеклӗ тӑриChuvash
- chocholouš obecnýCzech
- ehedydd copogWelsh
- Ehedyddion CopogWelsh
- toplærkeDanish
- Maghreb lærkeDanish
- HaubenlercheGerman
- MaghreblercheGerman
- ΚατσουλιέρηςGreek
- ΑσκορδηλόςGreek
- ΚατσαβόςGreek
- ΚατσιλαϊνόςGreek
- ΚατσουλιανόςGreek
- ΚατσουλογιάννηςGreek
- ΚορδιαλόςGreek
- ΚουρτσολιόςGreek
- ΛοφιοκορυδαλόςGreek
- ΣκαρτσουλιέραGreek
- ΣκορδιαλόςGreek
- ΣκορταλλόςGreek
- ΤσουτσουλίγκαGreek
- Κορυδαλός ο λοφιοφόροςGreek
- Κόρυδος και ΚορυδόςGreek
- Κατσουλιέρος (Αχαΐα)Greek
- Κουρκουλιάνος (Μακεδονία)Greek
- Τσολοβίτης (Καρδίτσα)Greek
- Τσουρτσουλιάνος (Έβρος)Greek
- Χλούφτης (Ρέθυμνο)Greek
- tufalaŭdoEsperanto
- Cogujada comúnSpanish
- Alondra CrestadaSpanish
- Alondra del MagrebSpanish
- tuttlõokeEstonian
- Kutturlio arruntBasque
- töyhtökiuruFinnish
- TopplerkurFaroese
- Cochevis huppéFrench
- Alouette huppéeFrench
- Toopet laaskNorthern Frisian
- Fuiseog chíríneachIrish
- Uiseag thopachScottish Gaelic
- Cotovía cristadaGalician
- Ushag vooar-happaghManx
- મોટો ચંડુલGujarati
- עפרוני מצויץHebrew
- עפרוני מצויץ/מגרבHebrew
- kukmasta ševaCroatian
- búbospacsirtaHungarian
- Արտույտ փուփուլավորArmenian
- Փուփուլավոր արտույտArmenian
- TopplævirkiIcelandic
- CappellacciaItalian
- カンムリヒバリJapanese
- БзухьэгуагуэKabardian
- Айдарлы бозторғайKazakh
- 뿔종다리Korean
- TîtîKurdish
- HauweléierchenLuxembourgish
- kuoduotasis vieversysLithuanian
- paprastasis kuoduotasis vieversysLithuanian
- cekulcīrulisLatvian
- cekulainais cīrulisLatvian
- цуцулеста чучулигаMacedonian
- डोंबारी चंडोलMarathi
- तुरेबाज चंडोलMarathi
- MaghrebtopplerkeNorwegian Bokmål
- kuifleeuwerikDutch
- LangsnavelkuifleeuwerikDutch
- topplerkeNorwegian Nynorsk
- CovioePicard
- dzierlatkaPolish
- dzierlatka (zwyczajna)Polish
- Dzierlatka zwyczajnaPolish
- pośmieciuszkaPolish
- śmieciuszkaPolish
- cotovia-de-poupaPortuguese
- Cotovia-de-poupa-comumPortuguese
- ciocârlanRomanian
- ВьюнRussian
- Магрибский жаворонокRussian
- хохлатый жаворонокRussian
- КочубейRusyn
- VuoktaleivvošNorthern Sami
- pipíška chochlatáSlovak
- čopasti škrjanecSlovenian
- qoljaAlbanian
- çafkëlorjaAlbanian
- çafkkulorjaAlbanian
- çobaniAlbanian
- dervishiAlbanian
- kaçulidhiAlbanian
- kaçuljaAlbanian
- kësulëriAlbanian
- larusha me kësulëAlbanian
- Ćubasta ševaSerbian
- Ћубаста шеваSerbian
- tofslärkaSwedish
- கொண்டை வானம்பாடிTamil
- tepeli toygarTurkish
- Tepeli TarlakuşuTurkish
- ПосмітюхаUkrainian
- посмітюха звичайнаUkrainian
- 凤头百灵Chinese
- 鳳頭百靈Chinese
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Relatives of the crested lark
Other species in the same genus Galerida.
Thekla lark
Galerida theklae
Tawny lark
Galerida deva
Malabar lark
Galerida malabarica
Sun lark
Galerida modesta
Large-billed lark
Galerida magnirostris
Maghreb lark
Galerida macrorhyncha
CompareCrested lark vs Thekla larkCrested lark vs Tawny larkCrested lark vs Malabar larkCrested lark vs Sun lark
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the crested lark?
The crested lark is a bird in the group of songbirds and other perching birds. It belongs to the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae.
How much does a crested lark weigh?
An adult Crested lark has a representative body mass of 42.7 g, with our sources reporting from 42.1 to 44.4 g.
What does the crested lark eat?
The crested lark is an omnivore.
What habitat does the crested lark live in?
The crested lark lives in grassland. It is terrestrial and sedentary.
Is the crested lark endangered?
No. The crested lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a crested lark live?
The crested lark has a lifespan of 8.8 years, and our sources report values up to 11.6 years.
How many eggs does the crested lark lay?
The crested lark lays 4.3 eggs per clutch and has 2 clutches per year. It reaches sexual maturity at 1 year.
Who named the crested lark?
The crested lark, Galerida cristata, was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).
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