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Oriental skylark

Alauda gulgula Franklin, 1831

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 25.5 g to 26.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)
Photo: Hari K Patibanda · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the oriental skylark

Weight
25.5 g – 26.6 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
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oriental skylark live?

Not recorded

What is the oriental skylark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a species of skylark found in the Sino-Indian region and parts of central Asia. Like other skylarks, it is found in open grassland where it feeds on seeds and insects.

From the Wikipedia article “Oriental skylark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriental_skylark&oldid=1352733153), 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.

What does the oriental skylark sound like?

Mike Prince · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the oriental skylark endangered?

The oriental skylark 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 oriental skylark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusAlauda
  7. SpeciesAlauda gulgula Franklin, 1831

Synonyms Alauda gulgula hainana, Alauda triborhyncha, Alauda triborhyncha

Other names and names in other languages (58)
  • Little sky larkEnglish
  • Small skylarkEnglish
  • Small skylarkEnglish
  • قبرة شرقيةArabic
  • قبرة الحقول الشرقيةArabic
  • Индийска чучулигаBulgarian
  • Ориенталска чучулигаBulgarian
  • উদয়ী অভ্রভরতBangla
  • Alc'hweder ar reterBreton
  • alosa orientalCatalan
  • Инди тьыриMari
  • Шуран тьыриMari
  • skřivan východníCzech
  • ehedydd dwyreiniolWelsh
  • Lille SanglærkeDanish
  • OrientfeldlercheGerman
  • Kleine FeldlercheGerman
  • Ασιατική ΣιταρήθραGreek
  • orienta alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Alondra orientalSpanish
  • kagu-põldlõokeEstonian
  • چکاوک آسمانی کوچکPersian
  • چکاوک آسمانی خاوریPersian
  • aasiankiuruFinnish
  • Alouette gulguleFrench
  • Fuiseog oirthearachIrish
  • זרעית קטנהHebrew
  • istočna ševaCroatian
  • keleti pacsirtaHungarian
  • Indiai mezeipacsirtaHungarian
  • Branjangan-Langit KecilIndonesian
  • SteflævirkiIcelandic
  • Allodola orientaleItalian
  • タイワンヒバリJapanese
  • Үнді бозторғайыKazakh
  • mažasis vieversysLithuanian
  • austrumu cīrulisLatvian
  • വാനമ്പാടിക്കിളിMalayalam
  • ब्राह्मीचटीNepali
  • Kleine VeldleeuwerikDutch
  • orientlerkeNorwegian
  • skowronek orientalnyPolish
  • laverca-orientalPortuguese
  • Rytinis vieversysRussian
  • Индийский жаворонокRussian
  • малый полевой жаворонокRussian
  • ÁsialeivvošNorthern Sami
  • škovránok krátkochvostýSlovak
  • orientalski škrjanecSlovenian
  • Istočna poljska ševaSerbian
  • mindre sånglärkaSwedish
  • வானம்பாடி (Vaanampadi)Tamil
  • นกจาบฝนเสียงสวรรค์Thai
  • Küçük TarlakuşuTurkish
  • жайворонок індійськийUkrainian
  • Sơn caVietnamese
  • 小云雀Chinese
  • 小雲雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the oriental skylark

Other species in the same genus Alauda.

CR, Critically Endangered
Raso lark (Alauda razae)

Raso lark

Alauda razae

Alaudidae

CompareOriental skylark vs Eurasian skylarkOriental skylark vs White-winged larkOriental skylark vs Raso larkOriental skylark vs Alauda argentea

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the oriental skylark?

An adult oriental skylark weighs 25.5 g – 26.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the oriental skylark endangered?

The oriental skylark 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 oriental skylark?

The oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{oriental_skylark_2026,
  title = {Oriental skylark (Alauda gulgula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-skylark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}