Bar-tailed Lark vs Sentinel Lark

Ammomanes cinctura compared with Corypha athi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bar-tailed Lark Sentinel Lark
Scientific Name Ammomanes cinctura Corypha athi
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Alaudidae Alaudidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Not Evaluated
Length
Wingspan 18.0 cm (7.1 in)
Weight 18.75 g (0.66 oz) 44.25 g (1.56 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-5 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Bar-tailed Lark only

Sentinel Lark only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Bar-tailed Lark

Not Evaluated

Sentinel Lark

About These Birds

Bar-tailed Lark

The Bar-tailed Lark is a small lark of the family Alaudidae found in arid and semi-arid desert and stony plains from the Canary Islands and North Africa to Pakistan. Weighing about 18.75g with a wingspan of 18cm, it has sandy-brown plumage with a distinctive dark subterminal tail band. It feeds on seeds and insects on bare desert ground.

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