East Africa’s larks are masters of camouflage in open country from Turkana’s deserts to Serengeti’s short-grass plains.

Rufous-naped larks deliver melodious songs from termite mounds across savannas, while Fischer’s sparrowlarks create synchronized flight displays. The pink-breasted lark inhabits only specific Kenyan grasslands a near-endemic specialty.

Flappet larks perform astonishing aerial displays, clapping wings overhead during breeding season. Red-capped larks dot highland plateaus, and chestnut-backed sparrow-larks prefer dusty roadsides.