Drab, largely terrestrial birds. Habitat and voice offer critical clues for identification of the exact species. They have more elaborate calls than most birds, and often extravagant songs given in display flight. With these song flights, males defend their breeding territories and attract mates. They feed on insects and seeds; though adults of most species eat seeds primarily, all species feed their young insects for at least the first week after hatching. Many species dig with their bills to uncover food. Some larks have heavy bills for cracking seeds open, while others have long, down-curved bills, which are especially suitable for digging.
They are largely monogamous. Most species build nests on the ground, usually cups of dead grass, but in some species the nests are more complicated and partly domed. A few desert species nest very low in bushes, perhaps so circulating air can cool the nest. Larks� eggs are usually speckled, and clutch sizes range from two to six.

Calandrella = small lark
Calendulauda = Calendula + Alauda
Chersomanes = fond of the wilderness

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