Listen to the Thekla's lark
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About the Thekla's lark
The Thekla's lark is a bird in the family Alaudidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Thekla's 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 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
Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae), also known as the Thekla lark, is a species of lark that breeds on the Iberian Peninsula and in North and East Africa south to Kenya. It is a sedentary (non-migratory) species. This is a common bird of dry open country, often at some altitude. Thekla's lark was named by Alfred Edmund Brehm in 1857 for his recently deceased sister Thekla Brehm (1833–1857). The name is a modern Greek one, Θέκλα (Thekla), which comes from ancient Greek Θεόκλεια (Theokleia) derived from θεός (theos, "god") and κλέος (kleos, "glory" or "honour"). The population is declining in parts of Spain, but this is a common bird with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
More from the family Alaudidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Thekla's lark sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Thekla's lark on this page, including its 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 Thekla's lark endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Thekla's lark as “least concern”.
What family does the Thekla's lark belong to?
The Thekla's lark (Galerida theklae) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · El Condado (near Almonte), Huelva, Andalucía, Spain by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q851570 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Thekla's lark – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo – Public domain