Greater short-toed lark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater short-toed lark lives – recorded in 34 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calandrella brachydactyla
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	34 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Alaudidae

Where does the greater short-toed lark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater short-toed lark in 34 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the greater short-toed lark endangered?

The greater short-toed lark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater short-toed lark?

The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae, genus Calandrella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater short-toed lark

The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird. The current scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the calandra lark, and brachydactila is from brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe".

It breeds in southern Europe, north-west Africa, and across the Palearctic from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. During migration they form large, tight flocks that move in unison; at other times they form loose flocks.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater short-toed lark (revision 1379228109), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q24843 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).