Larks (Alaudidae)

Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

French: Alouette nègre German: Mohrenlerche Spanish: Calandria Negra

Taxonomy: Alauda yeltoniensis J. R. Forster, 1767, Lake El’ton, south-west Russia.
Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in SW Russia and N Kazakhstan from just W of R Volga E to L Zaysan, and S to N shores of Caspian Sea, Aral Sea and just N of L Balkhash. Winters S to Black Sea region, Caucasus, N Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and S Kazakhstan.