White-winged Lark

Alauda leucoptera Pallas, 1811

≈19 cmLength45 gWeight

It is a stout skylark whose wings flash white patches in flight.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Outer flight feathers black, inner ones white, rest of wing chestnut
Gray upperparts with dark markings and whitish underparts
Body length usually 17–19 cm; stout

Male, female and young

Adult male has a chestnut crown; sexes otherwise similar.

Voice

Song resembles that of Eurasian Skylark, but is more melodious.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine

White-winged Lark has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Besh Barmag bottleneckAzerbaijan128 records
Korgalzhyn Village – General Area;Kazakhstan61 records
Korgalzhyn NWRKazakhstan35 records

More places

Maishukur Village – Lake 1Kazakhstan24 records
Betpakdala – Lower Reaches of the Shu River;Kazakhstan14 records
Taukum DesertKazakhstan14 records
KanshengelKazakhstan12 records
Shirvan NPAzerbaijan5 records
Tengiz – South Evaporation PondsKazakhstan3 records
Karasu River – From P-2Kazakhstan2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Ukraine

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-winged lark (Alauda leucoptera) is a species of lark breeding from southwestern Russia east through south-central Russia and Kazakhstan to the extreme west of China. It is partially migratory, with birds moving southwest in winter, west to southern Ukraine and south to northern Iran. The southernmost breeding birds are mainly resident.

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Questions

How big is the White-winged Lark?

The White-winged Lark is about ≈19 cm long and weighs around 45 g.

Where does the White-winged Lark live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: southern Ukraine through Kazakhstan to south-central Russia. It is most often recorded in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.