Sand lark

Sand lark
Adult in its habitat at Dhinchda Lake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Alaudala
Species:
A. raytal
Binomial name
Alaudala raytal
(Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Alauda raytal
  • Calandrella raytal

The sand lark (Alaudala raytal) is a small passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae, found in southern Asia. It is somewhat similar to, but smaller than the short-toed larks.