Crested Lark
Galerida cristata(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Crested Lark
The Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Galerida cristata
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Lark
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 35 subspecies for this species.
- Galerida cristata pallida
- Galerida cristata cristata
- Galerida cristata neumanni
- Galerida cristata apuliae
- Galerida cristata meridionalis
- Galerida cristata cypriaca
- Galerida cristata tenuirostris
- Galerida cristata caucasica
- Galerida cristata kleinschmidti
- Galerida cristata riggenbachi
- Galerida cristata randonii
- Galerida cristata macrorhyncha
- Galerida cristata carthaginis
- Galerida cristata arenicola
- Galerida cristata festae
- Galerida cristata brachyura
- Galerida cristata helenae
- Galerida cristata jordansi
- Galerida cristata nigricans
- Galerida cristata maculata
- Galerida cristata halfae
- Galerida cristata altirostris
- Galerida cristata somaliensis
- Galerida cristata balsaci
- Galerida cristata senegallensis
- Galerida cristata alexanderi
- Galerida cristata isabellina
- Galerida cristata cinnamomina
- Galerida cristata zion
- Galerida cristata subtaurica
- Galerida cristata magna
- Galerida cristata leautungensis
- Galerida cristata coreensis
- Galerida cristata lynesi
- Galerida cristata chendoola
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda cristata
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- in Europae viis = Vienna.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.166
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Larks
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
Large-billed Lark
Galerida magnirostris
Sun Lark
Galerida modesta
Sykes's Lark
Galerida deva
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklae
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Blanford's Lark
Calandrella blanfordi
Rufous-capped Lark
Calandrella eremica
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
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