Tibetan lark
Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867
The tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 75 g to 75 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the tibetan lark
- Weight
- 75 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
- 2.8src 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 tibetan lark live?
Not recorded
What is the tibetan lark?
The Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found on the Tibetan Plateau from north-western India to central China. Alternate names for this species include the Asiatic lark, long-billed calandra lark and long-billed lark.
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Is the tibetan lark endangered?
The tibetan 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. What the categories mean.
How is the tibetan lark classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae
- genusMelanocorypha
- SpeciesMelanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867
Synonyms Melanocorypha holdereri, Melanocorypha maxima flavescens, Melanocorypha maxima flvescens, Melanocorypha maxima holdereri, Melanocorypha maxima maxima, Melanocorypha maxima subgrisea
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Alc'hweder TibetBreton
- calàndria del TibetCatalan
- kalandra horskáCzech
- ehedydd TibetWelsh
- Tibet LærkeDanish
- TibetanlærkeDanish
- SumpflercheGerman
- tibeta alaŭdoEsperanto
- Alondra TibetanaSpanish
- Calandria tibetanaSpanish
- tiibeti lõokeEstonian
- tiibetinkiuruFinnish
- Alouette du TibetFrench
- tibetska ševaCroatian
- óriáspacsirtaHungarian
- Calandra del TibetItalian
- オオコウテンシJapanese
- tibetinis stepinis vieversysLithuanian
- Tibetas cīrulisLatvian
- MoerasleeuwerikDutch
- tibetlerkeNorwegian
- kalandra długodziobaPolish
- calhandra-do-tibetePortuguese
- Большой жаворонокRussian
- Тибетский жаворонокRussian
- Большой степной жаворонокRussian
- Большой (степной) жаворонокRussian
- škovran močiarnySlovak
- Tibetanska velika ševaSerbian
- tibetlärkaSwedish
- Tibet ToygarıTurkish
- жайворонок довгодзьобийUkrainian
- 長嘴百靈Chinese
- 长嘴百灵Chinese
Relatives of the tibetan lark
Other species in the same genus Melanocorypha.
Calandra lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Bimaculated lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Black lark
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Mongolian lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
CompareTibetan lark vs Calandra larkTibetan lark vs Bimaculated larkTibetan lark vs Black larkTibetan lark vs Mongolian lark
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tibetan lark?
An adult tibetan lark weighs 75 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tibetan lark endangered?
The tibetan 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 tibetan lark?
The tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima) 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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