Listen to the greater short-toed lark
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About the greater short-toed lark
The greater short-toed lark is a bird in the family Alaudidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the greater short-toed lark sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as flight call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Alaudidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a greater short-toed lark sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the greater short-toed lark on this page, including its flight call and song. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the greater short-toed lark endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the greater short-toed lark as “least concern”.
What family does the greater short-toed lark belong to?
The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Flight call, song · Municipality of Alibunar (near Alibunar), Južnobanatski… by Milan Ruzic – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q24843 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Greater short-toed lark – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Juan Lacruz – CC BY-SA 3.0