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Thekla's lark

Galerida theklae A. E. Brehm, 1857

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The thekla's lark (Galerida theklae) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 35.3 g to 38.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae)
Photo: Adrian198cm · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the thekla's lark

Weight
35.3 g – 38.2 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
3.5 – 4.07src 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

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Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae)
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Where does the thekla's lark live?

Not recorded

What is the thekla's lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae), also known as the Thekla lark, is a species of lark that breeds on the Iberian Peninsula and in North and East Africa south to Kenya. It is a sedentary (non-migratory) species. This is a common bird of dry open country, often at some altitude. Thekla's lark was named by Alfred Edmund Brehm in 1857 for his recently deceased sister Thekla Brehm (1833–1857). The name is a modern Greek one, Θέκλα (Thekla), which comes from ancient Greek Θεόκλεια (Theokleia) derived from θεός (theos, "god") and κλέος (kleos, "glory" or "honour"). The population is declining in parts of Spain, but this is a common bird with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Thekla's lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thekla%27s_lark&oldid=1380726745), 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 thekla's lark endangered?

The thekla's lark 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

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How is the thekla's lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusGalerida
  7. SpeciesGalerida theklae A. E. Brehm, 1857

Synonyms Alauda thaklae, Alauda theklae, Galerida malabarica theklae, Galerida theclae, Galerida theclae theclae, Galerita theclae, Galerita theklae, Galerita theklae

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Thekla larkEnglish
  • THLAEnglish
  • قنبرة متوجة صغيرة المنقارArabic
  • Cucullada montesinaAragonese
  • capelluda montesaAsturian
  • ТеклаBulgarian
  • Късопръста качулата чучулигаBulgarian
  • Чучулига на ТеклеBulgarian
  • Kogenneg-TheklaBreton
  • CuculladaCatalan
  • cogullada foscaCatalan
  • chocholouš vavřínovýCzech
  • TheklalærkeDanish
  • TheklalercheGerman
  • kurtbeka alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Mallongbeka tufalaŭdoEsperanto
  • Alondra TheklaSpanish
  • Cogujada montesinaSpanish
  • kivi-tuttlõokeEstonian
  • Kutturlio mokolaburBasque
  • چکاوک تکلاPersian
  • kivikkotöyhtökiuruFinnish
  • kivikkotöyhtökiuru (kivikkokiuru)Finnish
  • Cochevis de ThéklaFrench
  • Fuiseog latraighIrish
  • עפרוני ספרדיHebrew
  • zagasita ševaCroatian
  • kövi pacsirtaHungarian
  • KamblævirkiIcelandic
  • Cappellaccia di TheklaItalian
  • コバシカンムリヒバリJapanese
  • trumpapirštis kuoduotasis vieversysLithuanian
  • Teklas cīrulisLatvian
  • TheklaleeuwerikDutch
  • Thekla's LeeuwerikDutch
  • Thekla’s LeeuwerikDutch
  • krattopplerkeNorwegian
  • dzierlatka iberyjskaPolish
  • cotovia-escuraPortuguese
  • cotovia-montesinaPortuguese
  • Короткохохлый жаворонокRussian
  • Короткопалый хохлатый жаворонокRussian
  • IberijjávuoktaleivvošNorthern Sami
  • pipíška vavrínováSlovak
  • španski škrjanecSlovenian
  • Zapadna ćubasta ševaSerbian
  • lagerlärkaSwedish
  • Tekla ToygarıTurkish
  • посмітюха короткопалаUkrainian
  • 短嘴凤头百灵Chinese
  • 短嘴鳳頭百靈Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the thekla's lark

Other species in the same genus Galerida.

LC, Least Concern
Sun lark (Galerida modesta)

Sun lark

Galerida modesta

Alaudidae

Maghreb lark

Galerida macrorhyncha

AlaudidaeNo free photo yet

CompareThekla's lark vs Crested larkThekla's lark vs Sykes's larkThekla's lark vs Malabar larkThekla's lark vs Sun lark

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the thekla's lark?

An adult thekla's lark weighs 35.3 g – 38.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the thekla's lark endangered?

The thekla'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 thekla's lark?

The thekla's lark (Galerida theklae) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{theklas_lark_2026,
  title = {Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/theklas-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}