📸 PhotoPhoto: Zeynel Cebeci · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata (Crested Lark · カンムリヒバリ)
🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 In Cyprus, it is a common bird seen year-round near farmland and human settlements (BirdLife Cyprus).
- 💡 Its body length of 19 cm is slightly shorter than the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The Crested Lark is a bird in the lark family with a pointed crest on its head that forages on the ground.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It has a pointed crest on its head, and its bill is slightly long and gently curved downward at the tip.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It walks on the ground searching for invertebrates and seeds, and breeds on open land with sparse vegetation. In Cyprus in the Mediterranean, it is a resident breeding bird seen all year round.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is listed as a Class II endangered wildlife species (Korea) in the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2024) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717383/264572635
- • 멸종위기 야생생물 Ⅱ급 — 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000002004 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000002004
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • Korean protection status: Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 264572635
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000002004 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000002004
- • wikidata.org — Q26982
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Galerida cristata - Crested lark 01.jpg
- • birdlifecyprus.org — crested-lark
- • species.nibr.go.kr — general-search
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ján Svetlík · CC BY 4.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Lullula arborea)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.