Name

Galerida cristata

Crested lark

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Genus: Galerida

Species: cristata

Habitat

Cultivated and deforested areas, especially frequent in the more thermal levels.

Feeding

Free. Solitary. Insectivorous.

Distribution

Southern half of the Palaearctic and African continent north of the equator.

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Typical ground passerine of 18 cm, stocky, with mottled brown plumage and a crest that always remains erect.