How big is a Sun Lark?

The Sun Lark is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.

Where can you see a Sun Lark?

The Sun Lark occurs in 15 countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon.

What birds look similar to a Sun Lark?

The Sun Lark is most easily confused with the Sykes's Lark, the Malabar Lark and the Large-billed Lark.

Is the Sun Lark endangered?

The Sun Lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sun Lark

Galerida modesta

Larks · Passeriformes · Rare

The Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) is a rare lark found in 15 countries, weighing about 20 g. The sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

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Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 3 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 4 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 5 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 6 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 7 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 8 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 9 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sun Lark (Galerida modesta), photo 10 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Sun Lark

The sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Its range extends mainly across the Sudan region, from Guinea to South Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Where it lives

Nigeria Ghana Senegal Guinea Cameroon Central African Republic Mali Burkina Faso Benin Sudan Côte d’Ivoire Guinea-Bissau Congo - Kinshasa

Recorded as a rare visitor in Uganda, Togo.

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sun Lark look like?: The sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
How big is a Sun Lark?: The Sun Lark is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.
Where can you see a Sun Lark?: The Sun Lark occurs in 15 countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon.
What birds look similar to a Sun Lark?: The Sun Lark is most easily confused with the Sykes's Lark, the Malabar Lark and the Large-billed Lark.
Is the Sun Lark endangered?: The Sun Lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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