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The Crested lark (Galerida cristata) is a bird found in Spain, Portugal, Israel, France, Türkiye and Greece. Open dry land and farms across Europe, Asia and Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, seeds and nuts and leaves and other plant parts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Crested lark lives

Open dry land and farms across Europe, Asia and Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts40%
• 🌿 Leaves & plants20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Crested lark

Recorded by Pere Josa (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1073179. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Crested lark

Where does the Crested lark live?

The Crested lark lives in Spain, Portugal, Israel, France, Türkiye and Greece. Open dry land and farms across Europe, Asia and Africa.

What does the Crested lark eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), seeds and nuts (about 40%), leaves and other plant parts (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Crested lark endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Europe

• Common whitethroat
• Redpoll
• Redwing
• Common crane
• Common merganser
• Red kite

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.