C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Alaudidae

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

CIOC 7356

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Passeriformes · Alaudidae

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata).

ATK90

DEF56

XC1134295 · Philippe_Grange · CC0 1.0

7236 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 42.7 g
Diet: Omnivorous
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 90

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 90).

DEF 56

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 56).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & Africa: widespread Habitat: Grassland & Savanna

35 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Galerida cristata pallida
Iberian Pen.
Galerida cristata cristata
s Scandinavia and France e to Ukraine and Hungary
Galerida cristata neumanni
wc Italy
Galerida cristata apuliae
s Italy and Sicily
Galerida cristata meridionalis
e Croatia to c Greece and w Turkey
Galerida cristata cypriaca
Rhodes, Karpathos and Cyprus
Galerida cristata tenuirostris
e Hungary and Romania to s Russia and Kazakhstan
Galerida cristata caucasica
e Aegean is., n Turkey and s Caucasus
Galerida cristata kleinschmidti
nw Morocco
Galerida cristata riggenbachi
w Morocco
Galerida cristata carthaginis
ne Morocco to n Tunisia
Galerida cristata arenicola
ne Algeria, s Tunisia and nw Libya
Galerida cristata festae
coastal ne Libya
Galerida cristata brachyura
inland ne Libya to s Iraq and n Arabia
Galerida cristata helenae
se Algeria and sw Libya
Galerida cristata jordansi
Aïr Mts. (Niger)
Galerida cristata nigricans
Nile Delta (n Egypt)
Galerida cristata maculata
c Egypt
Galerida cristata halfae
s Egypt and n Sudan
Galerida cristata altirostris
e Sudan and Eritrea
Galerida cristata somaliensis
s Ethiopia, n Somalia and n Kenya
Galerida cristata balsaci
coastal Mauritania
Galerida cristata senegallensis
Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to Niger
Galerida cristata alexanderi
n Nigeria to w Sudan and ne Central African Republic
Galerida cristata isabellina
c Sudan
Galerida cristata cinnamomina
w Lebanon and nw Israel
Galerida cristata zion
s Turkey to ne Israel
Galerida cristata subtaurica
c Turkey to sw Turkmenistan and n Iran
Galerida cristata magna
c Iran and c Turkmenistan to nw Pakistan, Kazakhstan, s Mongolia and nw China
Galerida cristata leautungensis
ne, e China
Galerida cristata coreensis
Korean Pen.
Galerida cristata lynesi
n Pakistan
Galerida cristata chendoola
c, e Pakistan through w, n India to s Nepal
Galerida cristata randonii
e Morocco and nw Algeria
Galerida cristata macrorhyncha
s Morocco and w Algeria to wc Mauritania