Description
Trip to Spain, to party hard at the Funtastic Dracula Carnival 21 in Benidorm.
But before that a 3 day road trip in the Murcia and Alicante area.
Saw these Thekla's Larks (Galerida theklae) along the road.
Nice bird!
Jumilla Area, Murcia, Spain 08-10-2026
Thekla's lark, also known as the Thekla lark, is a species of lark that breeds on the Iberian Peninsula, in northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia. It is a sedentary (non-migratory) species. This is a common bird of dry open country, often at some altitude. Thekla's lark was named by Alfred Edmund Brehm in 1857 for his recently deceased sister Thekla Brehm (1833–1857). The name is a modern Greek one, Θέκλα (Thekla), which comes from ancient Greek Θεόκλεια (Theokleia) derived from θεός and κλέος. The population is declining in Spain, but this is a common bird with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Also known as:
Theklalewerik
Capelluda montesa
Qısadimdik kəkilli torağay
Караткапальцы чубаты жаўрук
Късопръста качулата чучулига, Теклева чучулига
Kogenneg-Thekla
Cogullada fosca, Cucullada
Chocholouš vavrínový, chocholouš vavřínový
Ehedydd Thekla
Theklalærke
Lorbeerlerche, Thekla Lerche, Theklalerche
Κατσoυλιέρης της Θέκλας, Πετροκατσουλιέρης
Short-crested Lark, Thekla Crested-Lark, Thekla Lark, Thekla's Lark
kurtbeka alaŭdo, Mallongbeka tufalaŭdo
Cagujada Montesina, Cogujada montesina
kivi-tuttlõoke
Cogullada fosca , Kutturlio mokolabur, Kutturlio mokolaburra
Kivikkokiuru, kivikkotöyhtökiuru, kivikkotöyhtökiuru (kivikkokiuru)
Alouette de Thékla, Cochevis de Thékla
Theklaljurk
Fuiseog latraigh
Cogullada fosca , Cotovía escura, Cotovía montesa
עפרוני ספרדי
zagasita ševa
kövi pacsirta
Kamblævirki
Capellaccia di Tekla, Cappellaccia di Tekla, Cappellaccia di Thekla, Cappellaccia spagnola, Cappellacia di Thekla
kobashikammurihibari, kobashikanmurihibari
コバシカンムリヒバリ
Galerida malabarica theklae, Galerida theklae, Galerida theklae theklae, Galerita Theklae
Theklaléierchen
Trumpapirštis kuoduotasis vieversys, Vakarinis vieversys
Teklas cīrulis
Западна цуцулеста чучулига
Thekla leeuwerik, Theklaleeuwerik, Thekla-leeuwerik, Thekla's Leeuwerik
Iberiatopplerke, Krattopplerke
dzierlatka iberyjska
cotovia montesina, cotovia-escura, Cotovia-montesina
Lodola da Thekla
Ciocârlan spaniol
Короткоклювый хохлатый жаворонок, Короткопалый жаворонок, Короткопалый хохлатый жаворонок
Iberiavuoktaleivvoš, Iberijjávuoktaleivvoš
pipíška vavrínová
španski škrjanec, španski šrkjanec
Dervishi kodrinor
Zapadna ćubasta ševa
Lagerlärka
Kipozamataza wa Thekla
Tekla toygarı, Thekla toygarı
Посмітюха короткопала
短嘴凤头百灵
Birding birds of Spain