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Large-billed Lark

Galerida magnirostris

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsGrasslandCup nestSmall · 42 g
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 1
Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 2
Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 3
Photo: Diego Rubolini · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 4
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 5
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 6
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 7
Photo: Diego Rubolini · CC BY 4.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 8
Photo: This image is created by user Bram ter Keurs at Observation.org, a global biodiversity recording project. · CC BY 3.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The large-billed lark is 18 cm in length. It is relatively short-tailed and has a thick bill with a yellow base to the lower mandible. It has streaked brown-grey upperparts, and a long white supercilium. Like other species in the genus, it has a crest that can be raised in display or alarm. The underparts are cream-coloured with heavy dark streaking on the breast. The heavy bi-coloured bill distinguishes this species from all other African larks. The call of this very vocal species is a soft creaking "treeeeleeeeleee".

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When to see the Large-billed Lark

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Large-billed Lark

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

South Africa Lesotho

About the Large-billed Lark

The large-billed lark or southern thick-billed lark is a small passerine bird found in southern Africa. The name "large-billed lark" may also refer to Bradfield's lark. The name "thick-billed lark" more commonly refers to the species of the same name.

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Easily confused with

Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaThis is a smallish lark, slightly smaller than the Eurasian skylark. Sykes's Lark (Galerida deva) Sykes's LarkGalerida devaSykes's lark is a species of lark found in the dry open country of India. Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) Sun LarkGalerida modestaThe sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

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