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Raso lark

Alauda razae (Alexander, 1898)

CRCritically Endangeredsongbirds

The raso lark (Alauda razae) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20 g to 24 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Raso lark (Alauda razae)
Photo: Justin Welbergen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the raso lark

Weight
20 g – 24 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the raso lark live?

Not recorded

What is the raso lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Raso lark (Alauda razae) is a small passerine bird with a highly restricted range, being found only on Raso islet in the Cape Verde Islands. This critically endangered member of the family Alaudidae lives in very arid terrain, and is considered one of the least known birds in the Western Palaearctic region, due to its remoteness and the lack of much ornithological study on the archipelago as a whole.

From the Wikipedia article “Raso lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raso_lark&oldid=1382388090), 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.

Is the raso lark endangered?

The raso lark is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Critically Endangered species.

How is the raso lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusAlauda
  7. SpeciesAlauda razae (Alexander, 1898)

Synonyms Calandrella razae, Spizocorys razae

Other names and names in other languages (60)
  • RASKEnglish
  • Raso skylarkEnglish
  • Raza island larkEnglish
  • Razo larkEnglish
  • Razo skylarkEnglish
  • قنبرة راسوArabic
  • Разова чучулигаBulgarian
  • Alc'hweder RasoBreton
  • Alosa de RazoCatalan
  • alosa de l'illot RasoCatalan
  • skřivan kapverdskýCzech
  • ehedydd Ynys RazaWelsh
  • RazolærkeDanish
  • Razo-lærkeDanish
  • RasolercheGerman
  • Razo-LercheGerman
  • RazolercheGerman
  • raza alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Alondra de RasoSpanish
  • Alondra de RazoSpanish
  • kapverdi lõokeEstonian
  • چکاوک راسوPersian
  • rasonkiuruFinnish
  • Alouette de RasoFrench
  • Alouette de RazoFrench
  • Alouette des Iles du Cap-VertFrench
  • Fuiseog RasóIrish
  • razaška ševaCroatian
  • razo-pacsirtaHungarian
  • Razói pacsirtaHungarian
  • GraslævirkiIcelandic
  • Allodola di RasoItalian
  • Allodola di RazoItalian
  • ラザコヒバリJapanese
  • salinis vieversysLithuanian
  • Rasu cīrulisLatvian
  • RazolerkeNorwegian Bokmål
  • RazoleeuwerikDutch
  • rasolerkeNorwegian
  • skowronek wyspowyPolish
  • laverca-do-rasoPortuguese
  • Calhandra-do-ilhéu-rasoPortuguese
  • Laverca do RazoPortuguese
  • laverca-do-razoPortuguese
  • Разуанский жаворонокRussian
  • жаворонок острова РазоRussian
  • разаский малый жаворонокRussian
  • Кабо-вердианский жаворонокRussian
  • RasoleivvošNorthern Sami
  • škovránok ostrovnýSlovak
  • zelenortski škrjanecSlovenian
  • Razo ševaSerbian
  • rasolärkaSwedish
  • นกจาบฝนฮาซูThai
  • Razo ToygarıTurkish
  • жайворонок острівнийUkrainian
  • 尼日雲雀Chinese
  • 拉扎云雀Chinese
  • 拉扎雲雀Chinese
  • 拉索云雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the raso lark

Other species in the same genus Alauda.

CompareRaso lark vs Eurasian skylarkRaso lark vs Oriental skylarkRaso lark vs White-winged larkRaso lark vs Alauda argentea

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the raso lark?

An adult raso lark weighs 20 g – 24 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the raso lark endangered?

The raso lark is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the raso lark?

The raso lark (Alauda razae) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{raso_lark_2026,
  title = {Raso lark (Alauda razae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/raso-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}