---
title: "Cotovia-de-bico-grosso"
description: "Galerida magnirostris — Aves. The large-billed lark or southern thick-billed lark (Galerida magnirostris) is a small passerine bird found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/large-billed-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cotovia-de-bico-grosso

> Galerida magnirostris — Aves. The large-billed lark or southern thick-billed lark (Galerida magnirostris) is a small passerine bird found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Galerida magnirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 1206
- Wikidata: [Q1587607](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1587607)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7358](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7358)

## Names

- en: Large-billed Lark
- de: Dickschnabellerche
- es: Alondra de Pico Grande
- fr: Cochevis à gros bec
- nl: Grootsnavelleeuwerik
- pt: Cotovia-de-bico-grosso
- pl: Dzierlatka wielkodzioba

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1117), LS (29)

## Summary

The large-billed lark or southern thick-billed lark (Galerida magnirostris) is a small passerine bird found in southern Africa. The name "large-billed lark" may also refer to Bradfield's lark. The name "thick-billed lark" more commonly refers to the species of the same name (i.e. Rhamphocoris clotbey).

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

## Photo

![Cotovia-de-bico-grosso](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-billed-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: abumadsen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241893657

## Machine access

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