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title: "Crested Lark"
description: "Galerida cristata — Birds. The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/crested-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crested Lark

> Galerida cristata — Birds. The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Galerida cristata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 20804
- Wikidata: [Q26982](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26982)
- iNaturalist taxon: [578607](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/578607)

## Names

- en: Crested Lark
- de: Haubenlerche
- es: Cogujada común
- fr: Cochevis huppé
- nl: Kuifleeuwerik
- pt: Cotovia-de-poupa
- pl: Dzierlatka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

ES (3633), RU (2249), PT (1717), UA (1074), GR (1052), TR (943), FR (540), IL (533), IT (491), DZ (409), IN (354), RO (332)

## Summary

The crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a species of lark widespread across Eurasia and northern Africa. It is a non-migratory bird, but can occasionally be found as a vagrant in Great Britain.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_lark

## Photo

![Crested Lark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crested-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк) · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142133626

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crested-lark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).