---
title: "Terrera pálida"
description: "Alaudala heinei — Aves. The Turkestan short-toed lark (Alaudala heinei) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/turkestan-short-toed-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Terrera pálida

> Alaudala heinei — Aves. The Turkestan short-toed lark (Alaudala heinei) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

- Scientific name: *Alaudala heinei*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos)
- iNaturalist observations: 688
- Wikidata: [Q110812143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110812143)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1287022](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1287022)

## Names

- en: Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- de: Heinestummellerche
- es: Terrera pálida
- fr: Alouette de Heine

## Countries with the most observations

RU (341), KZ (81), TR (34), IR (32), GE (20), AM (15), UZ (13), AZ (6), UA (6), CN (4), KG (4), QA (4)

## Summary

The Turkestan short-toed lark (Alaudala heinei) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ukraine and central Turkey through parts of Central Asia and southern Siberia west to south-central Mongolia and south to southern Afghanistan. This species and the Mediterranean short-toed lark (A. rufescens) were formerly considered conspecific and called the lesser short-toed lark, but a 2020 study recovered them as distinct species.

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

## Photo

![Terrera pálida](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/turkestan-short-toed-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63973978

## Machine access

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