The call of the crested lark is actually quite pleasant. It is a small songbird. The body length is 17-18 cm, the wingspan is 29-34 cm, and the weight is 35-45 grams. A slightly larger lark with brown vertical stripes. The difference from the skylark is that the profile is larger and the feather crest is pointed, the bill is longer and curved, the ear feathers are less brown and there is no white rear wing edge.
The Crested Lark's body and feathers are slightly like a sparrow. It is adapted to a ground-dwelling life. Its legs and feet are strong and powerful. The toes have a long and straight claw; the posterior edge of the tarsometatarsus has shield-like scales; the beak is short and nearly tapered, suitable for pecking seeds; the wings are pointed and long, and the inner flight feathers (tertiary flight feathers) are longer; the tail feathers are medium Long, with shallow forks, outer tail feathers often white.