page_title: List of birds of Malta
section_title: Larks
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Malta / Larks
caption_attribution_description: English: Mongolian short-toed lark (Calandrella dukhunensis) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malta. The avifauna of Malta include a total of 416 species. It lies on a major migration route and many species pass through during spring and autumn. Two have been introduced by humans. 23 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. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Malta.
  The following tag has been used to highlight accidentals. The commonly occurring native species are untagged. Birds that have been recorded breeding in Malta are also tagged.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Malta
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Malta as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
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. 
  Greater hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes (A)
  Bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cinctura (A)
  Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris (A)
  Temminck's lark, Eremophila bilopha (A)
  Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
  Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra
  Black lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (A)
  Dupont's lark, Chersophilus duponti (A)
  Lesser short-toed lark, Alaudala rufescens (A)
  Wood lark, Lullula arborea
  White-winged lark, Alauda leucoptera (A)
  Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
  Crested lark, Galerida cristata (A)
caption: Greater short-toed lark, a summer visitor and passage migrant.
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