page_title: List of birds of Bangladesh
section_title: Larks
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangladesh / Larks
caption_attribution_description: English: Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bangladesh. The avifauna of Bangladesh include a total of 809 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 51 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bangladesh.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bangladesh
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Bangladesh as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Bangladesh although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae
  Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
  Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, Eremopterix griseus
  Singing bushlark, Mirafra cantillans
  Bengal bushlark, Mirafra assamica
  Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (A)
  Sykes's short-toed lark, Calandrella dukhunensis
  Hume's lark, Calandrella acutirostris
  Sand lark, Alaudala raytal
  Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula
caption: Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula
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