BeakBrain
Menu
Bird GuideDaily BirdCamsTripsCommunityGet the app

Mongolian Lark

Melanocorypha mongolica

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 54 g
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 1
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 2
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 3
Photo: steve b · CC0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 4
Photo: Punkmorten · Public domain
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 5
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 6
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 7
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 8
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 9
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica), photo 10
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

Its head is pale brown, with a red crown. Its upper part is reddish-brown, and its lower part is yellowish-white.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Mongolian Lark

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mongolian Lark

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 3 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Mongolia Russia China

Recorded as a rare visitor in Hong Kong SAR China.

About the Mongolian Lark

The Mongolian lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found from southern Russia and Mongolia to central China.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima) Tibetan LarkMelanocorypha maximaThe Tibetan lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found on the Tibetan Plateau from north-western India to central China. Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) Black LarkMelanocorypha yeltoniensisThis is a large, robust lark, 18–20.5 cm (7.1–8.1 in) in length. Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata) Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculataThis is a large, robust lark, 16–18 cm in length.

Learn the Mongolian Lark in the BeakBrain App

Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

Play today's Daily Bird

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.