Armenia (NB), Azerbaijan, Georgia (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of], Kazakhstan (B), Moldova [Republic of] (NB), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (NB), Russia (European) (B), Turkey (NB), Turkmenistan (NB), Ukraine (NB), Uzbekistan.
Vagrant to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Mongolia, Poland, Sweden.
Breeds in south-western Russia and northern Kazakhstan from just west of R Volga east to L Zaysan, and south to northern shores of Caspian Sea, Aral Sea and just north of L Balkhash. Winters south to Black Sea region, Caucasus, northern Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and southern Kazakhstan.
 
Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 420,000 (2010).
Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) [XC747744]
by Peter Boesman from \u041a\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043b\u0436\u044b\u043d, Korgalzhyn District, Akmola Province, Kazakhstan (song)
Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) [XC145080]
by Arend Wassink from Korgalzhyn region, Akmola, Kazakhstan (flight call)