---
title: "Lark-like Brushrunner"
description: "Coryphistera alaudina — Birds. The lark-like brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lark-like-brushrunner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lark-like Brushrunner

> Coryphistera alaudina — Birds. The lark-like brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Coryphistera alaudina*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1275
- Wikidata: [Q576957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576957)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11837](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11837)

## Names

- en: Lark-like Brushrunner
- de: Buschläufer
- es: Crestudo
- fr: Annumbi alouette
- nl: Leeuwerikstruikloper
- pt: Corredor-crestudo
- pl: Rudogonek

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1180), UY (30), PY (26), BO (20), BR (3)

## Summary

The lark-like brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Lark-like Brushrunner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lark-like-brushrunner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Julia Ariadna · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/376363570

## Machine access

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