Calandra Lark

Melanocorypha calandra

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Aves · Passeriformes · Alaudidae

About

The calandra lark or European calandra-lark breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia. It is replaced further east by its relative, the bimaculated lark.

Fun Fact

The Calandra Lark is revered as one of the finest singers in the Mediterranean world and has been kept as a cagebird since ancient Greek and Roman times.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Feeding mostly on insects in the summers and seeds and grass shoots in the winter.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

Habitat Change
Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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