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Thick-billed lark

Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)

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The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 45 g to 53.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the thick-billed lark

Weight
45 g – 53.5 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
3.9src 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 thick-billed lark live?

Not recorded

What is the thick-billed lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae native to north Africa and the far southwest of Asia, in the northern Sahara and Arabian Deserts.

From the Wikipedia article “Thick-billed lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thick-billed_lark&oldid=1379255494), 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 thick-billed lark endangered?

The thick-billed 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the thick-billed lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusRamphocoris
  7. SpeciesRamphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850)

Synonyms Hieraptherhina clot-bekii, Ieraptherhina cavaignacii, Melanocorypha clotbey, Ramphocoris clotbey, Ramphocoris clotbey, Ramphocoris clothey, Rhamphocoris clotbey, Rhamphocorys clotbey, Rhamphocorys clotbey clotbey

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Clot-Bey's larkEnglish
  • قبرة مغربيةArabic
  • Чучулига на КлотбейBulgarian
  • calàndria becgrossaCatalan
  • skřivan tlustozobýCzech
  • Tyknæbbet LærkeDanish
  • KnackerlercheGerman
  • dikbeka alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Calandria picogordaSpanish
  • suurnokk-lõokeEstonian
  • paksunokkakiuruFinnish
  • Alouette de Clot-BeyFrench
  • Ammomane de Clot-BeyFrench
  • Fuiseog ghobthiubhIrish
  • עפרוני עב-מקורHebrew
  • vastagcsőrű pacsirtaHungarian
  • KlumbulævirkiIcelandic
  • Allodola beccoforteItalian
  • ハシブトヒバリJapanese
  • storasnapis vieversysLithuanian
  • dižknābja cīrulisLatvian
  • DiksnavelleeuwerikDutch
  • tykknebblerkeNorwegian
  • skowroniakPolish
  • calhandra-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
  • Толстоклювый жаворонокRussian
  • GassanjunleivvošNorthern Sami
  • škovran hrubozobýSlovak
  • škovránok hrubozobýSlovak
  • debelokljuni škrjanecSlovenian
  • Debelokljuna ševaSerbian
  • tjocknäbbad lärkaSwedish
  • Kalın Gagalı ToygarTurkish
  • жайворонок товстодзьобийUkrainian
  • 厚嘴百灵Chinese
  • 厚嘴百靈Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the thick-billed lark

Other species in the same family Alaudidae.

LC, Least Concern
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

Alaudidae

LC, Least Concern
Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

Horned lark

Eremophila alpestris

Alaudidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the thick-billed lark?

An adult thick-billed lark weighs 45 g – 53.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the thick-billed lark endangered?

The thick-billed 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 thick-billed lark?

The thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) 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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BibTeX
@misc{thick_billed_lark_2026,
  title = {Thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-billed-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}