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Japanese Skylark

Alauda japonica Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1848

The Japanese skylark is a subspecies of Eurasian skylark. Formerly, combined with five other subspecies of the Eurasian skylark, it was considered to be its own separate species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Alauda
Scientific:
  Alauda japonica

Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H 1848

Reference:
   Fauna Japonica vol. 4, Aves

Protonym:
  Alauda japonica

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53188767

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0F6AE02E3762C555

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0F6AE02E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0F6AE02E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 923072

Geographic range:

  • Alauda japonica japonica: breeds Japan and Jeju Island (South Korea); winters in southern Japan and Ryukyu Islands
  • Alauda japonica intermedia: breeds in southeastern Siberia and Korea, probably also in northeastern China; winters in southeastern China
  • Alauda japonica pekinensis: NE Siberia to Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka Pen. and Kuril Is.
  • Alauda japonica dulcivox: SE Russia to Yenisey basin and Afghanistan; >nw India
  • Alauda japonica kiborti: S Siberia to n Mongolia, Manchuria and Korea; >e China
  • Alauda japonica lonnbergi: breeds northeastern Siberia, northern Korean Peninsula, and Shantar and Sakhalins); winters in northeastern China, Korea, and Japan
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Japanese Skylark
Catalan:
Alosa del Japó
Czech:
skřivan japonský
Danish:
Japansk Sanglærke
German:
Feldlerche-japonica
Spanish:
Alondra japonesa
Finnish:
Japaninkiuru
French:
Alouette du Japon
Croatian:
Japanska poljska ševa
Hungarian:
Japán mezeipacsirta
Italian:
Allodola del Giappone
Japanese (romaji):
hibari
Japanese:
ヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Japoninis vieversys
Norwegian:
Japanlerke
Polish:
skowronek japonski
Portuguese:
Laverca-japonesa
Russian:
Японский жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok japonský
Swedish:
Japansk sånglärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок японський
Chinese (Traditional):
日本雲雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette du Japon ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Sky Lark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Skylark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Skylark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Skylark (Asian) ( Alauda arvensis [japonica Group]) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Japanese Skylark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Japanese Sky Lark ( Alauda japonica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alauda japonica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Alauda [arvensis or japonica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Belarusian: Японскі жаўрук
Catalan: Alosa del Japó
Czech: skřivan japonský
Danish: Japansk Sanglærke
German: Feldlerche [japonica Gruppe], Feldlerche-japonica, Japanfeldlerche
English: Eurasian Skylark (Asian), Japanese Sky Lark, Japanese Skylark, Sky Lark (Asian), Skylark
English (United Kingdom): Skylark (Asian)
English (IOC): Eurasian Skylark (Asian)
Esperanto: Japana kampalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Común (asiática), Alondra japonesa
Spanish (Spain): Alondra común (asiática), Alondra Común [Grupo japonica]
Spanish (HBW): Sky Lark (Asian)
Estonian: jaapani põldlõoke
Finnish: Japaninkiuru, kiuru [alalaji japonica]
French: Alouette des champs (Asie), Alouette des champs [japonica], Alouette du Japon
Frisian: Japanske fjildljurk
Galician: Laverca xaponesa
Hebrew: זרעית השדה (מזרחית)
Croatian: Japanska poljska ševa
Hungarian: Japán mezeipacsirta, Mezei pacsirta (Azsiai)
Icelandic: Sönglævirki [japonica hópur]
Italian: Allodola del Giappone, Allodola giapponese
Japanese (romaji): hibari, hibari (japonica guru-pu), nihon hibari
Japanese: ニホンヒバリ, ヒバリ, ヒバリ (japonica グループ)
Japanese (Kanji): 日本雲雀, 雲雀
Korean: 극동종다리, 종다리 (japonica group)
Korean (Transliteration): geuk-dong-jongdari
Scientific: Alauda arvensis [japonica Group], Alauda arvensis japonica, Alauda japonica, Alauda japonica japonica
Lithuanian: Dirvinis vieversys [japonica grupė], Japoninis vieversys
Latvian: Japānas cīrulis
Dutch: Japanse Veldleeuwerik, Veldleeuwerik (Aziatische)
Norwegian: Japanlerke, sanglerke (japonica gr.)
Polish: skowronek japonski, skowronek japoński
Pinyin: rìběn yún-què
Portuguese: Laverca-japonesa
Portuguese (Portugal): Laverca [grupo japonica]
Rhaeto-Romance: Lodola giapunaisa
Russian: Жаворонок японский, Японский жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok japonský
Slovenian: Poljski škrjanec [japonica]
Serbian: Japanska poljska ševa, Poljska ševa [japonica grupa]
Swedish: Japansk sånglärka, sånglärka [japonica Group]
Turkish: Tarlakuşu [japonica Grubu]
Tatar: Япония тургае
Ukrainian: Жайворонок японський
Chinese: 日本云雀
Chinese (Traditional): 日本云雀, 日本雲雀, 歐亞雲雀(japonica群)

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