Gray's lark
Ammomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855)
The gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.2 g to 22.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the gray's lark
- Weight
- 20.2 g – 22.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desertsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gray's lark live?
Not recorded
What is the gray's lark?
Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts.
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Is the gray's lark endangered?
The gray's 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 gray's lark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae
- genusAmmomanopsis
- SpeciesAmmomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855)
Synonyms Alauda grayi, Ammomanes grayi, Ammomanes grayi grayi
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- GRLAEnglish
- NamiblewerikAfrikaans
- قبرة شهباءArabic
- Alc'hweder GrayBreton
- alosa de GrayCatalan
- Terrerola de GrayCatalan
- skřivan namibijskýCzech
- ehedydd GrayWelsh
- Namib ØrkenlærkeDanish
- NamiblercheGerman
- namibia alaŭdoEsperanto
- Alondra de GraySpanish
- چکاوک گریPersian
- pulmuskiuruFinnish
- Sirli de GrayFrench
- Alouette de GrayFrench
- Ammomane de GrayFrench
- sijeda ševaCroatian
- Allodola di GrayItalian
- ムジスナヒバリJapanese
- Namibinis smilvieversisLithuanian
- namibinis smiltvieversisLithuanian
- NamibleeuwerikDutch
- gruslerkeNorwegian
- skowron bladyPolish
- cotovia-da-namíbiaPortuguese
- Намибский жаворонокRussian
- Намибийский вьюрковый жаворонокRussian
- škovránok štrkovýSlovak
- namiblärkaSwedish
- Gray ToygarıTurkish
- жайворонок намібійськийUkrainian
- 格氏漠百灵Chinese
- 葛雷氏漠百靈Chinese
Relatives of the gray's lark
Other species in the same family Alaudidae.
Eurasian skylark
Alauda arvensis
Crested lark
Galerida cristata
Woodlark
Lullula arborea
Horned lark
Eremophila alpestris
Calandra lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Greater short-toed lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
CompareGray's lark vs Eurasian skylarkGray's lark vs Crested larkGray's lark vs WoodlarkGray's lark vs Horned lark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray's lark?
An adult gray's lark weighs 20.2 g – 22.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gray's lark endangered?
The gray's 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 gray's lark?
The gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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