Malabar lark
Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)
The malabar lark (Galerida malabarica) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.3 g to 35 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the malabar lark
- Weight
- 33.3 g – 35 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 24.3 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src 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
How big is the malabar lark?
Where does the malabar lark live?
Not recorded
What is the malabar lark?
The Malabar lark, or Malabar crested lark (Galerida malabarica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in western India.
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Is the malabar lark endangered?
The malabar 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 malabar lark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae
- genusGalerida
- SpeciesGalerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms Alauda malabarica, Galerida malabarica malabarica, Galerida malabarica propinqua
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Индийска качулата чучулигаBulgarian
- cogullada malabarCatalan
- chocholouš malabarskýCzech
- ehedydd TheklaWelsh
- MalabarlærkeDanish
- MalabarlercheGerman
- Malabar-LercheGerman
- malabara alaŭdoEsperanto
- Cogujada malabarSpanish
- malabari tuttlõokeEstonian
- kivikkotöyhtökiuruFinnish
- malabarintöyhtökiuruFinnish
- Cochevis de MalabarFrench
- malabarska ševaCroatian
- malabári pacsirtaHungarian
- Cappellaccia del MalabarItalian
- マラバルカンムリヒバリJapanese
- malabarinis kuoduotasis vieversysLithuanian
- കൊമ്പൻ വാനമ്പാടിMalayalam
- मलबारी तुरेवाला चंडोलMarathi
- MalabarkuifleeuwerikDutch
- malabartopplerkeNorwegian
- dzierlatka malabarskaPolish
- cotovia-malabarPortuguese
- cotovia-do-malabarPortuguese
- cotovia-montesinaPortuguese
- Малабарский жаворонокRussian
- Малабарский хохлатый жаворонокRussian
- pipíška skalnáSlovak
- Malabarska ćubasta ševaSerbian
- malabarlärkaSwedish
- கொண்டை வானம்பாடிTamil
- Malabar ToygarıTurkish
- посмітюха малабарськаUkrainian
- 馬拉巴鳳頭百靈Chinese
- 马拉巴凤头百灵Chinese
Relatives of the malabar lark
Other species in the same genus Galerida.
Crested lark
Galerida cristata
Thekla's lark
Galerida theklae
Sykes's lark
Galerida deva
Sun lark
Galerida modesta
Large-billed lark
Galerida magnirostris
Maghreb lark
Galerida macrorhyncha
CompareMalabar lark vs Crested larkMalabar lark vs Thekla's larkMalabar lark vs Sykes's larkMalabar lark vs Sun lark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the malabar lark?
An adult malabar lark weighs 33.3 g – 35 g and has a wingspan of 24.3 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the malabar lark endangered?
The malabar 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 malabar lark?
The malabar lark (Galerida malabarica) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.
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