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Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758

The Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a small passerine bird species. This lark breeds across most of Europe and Asia and in the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident in the west of its range, but eastern populations are more migratory, moving further south in winter. Even in the milder west of its range, many birds move to lowlands and the coast in winter. Asian birds appear as vagrants in Alaska; this bird has also been introduced in Hawaii, western North America, eastern Australia and New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
  Alauda

Scientific:
  Alauda arvensis

Citation:
  Linnaeus, 1758

Reference:
  Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.165

Protonym:
  Alauda arvensis

Avibase ID:
  2D9A361995111F42

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2D9A3619

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178398

Geographic range:

  • Alauda arvensis arvensis: Azores; Europe from Wales to Norway, Ural Mts. and Alps
  • Alauda arvensis scotica: Ireland, nw England, Scotland and Faeroe Islands
  • Alauda arvensis cantarella: S Europe to Balkans, Crimea and Iran; >N Africa
  • Alauda arvensis armenica: Transcaucasia and e Turkey to sw Iran (Zagros and Elburz mts.)
  • Alauda arvensis sierrae: C and s Portugal to s Spain
  • Alauda arvensis guillelmi: N Portugal and nw Spain
  • Alauda arvensis harterti: Mts. of nw Africa
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Eurasian Skylark
Catalan:
Alosa vulgar
Czech:
skřivan polní
Danish:
Sanglærke
German:
Feldlerche
Spanish:
Alondra de Eurasia
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra Común
Finnish:
kiuru
French:
Alouette des champs
Croatian:
Poljska Ševa
Hungarian:
Mezei pacsirta
Icelandic:
Sönglævirki
Italian:
Allodola
Japanese (romaji):
hibari
Japanese:
ニシヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Dirvinis vieversys
Dutch:
Veldleeuwerik
Norwegian:
Sanglerke
Polish:
skowronek
Portuguese:
Laverca
Russian:
Полевой жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok poľný
Serbian:
poljska ševa
Swedish:
Sånglärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок польовий
Chinese:
云雀
Chinese (Traditional):
歐亞雲雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eurasian Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eurasian Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Skylark ( Alauda arvensis)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette des champs ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Sky Lark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Eurasian Skylark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Eurasian Skylark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Skylark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eurasian Skylark (European) ( Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group]) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Eurasian Skylark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alauda arvensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Arabic: قبّرة الحقول, قبرة الحقول, قبرة الحقول القوبعة, قنبرة السماء
Asturian: Calandra, Calandria
Azerbaijani: Monqol torağay quşu, Tarla torağayı
Belarusian: Жаваранак, Жаўрук палявы, Палявы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Полска чучулига, Полска чучулига (Група arvensis)
Breton: Alc'hweder, alc'hweder sant Pęr, An alc'hweder sant Pêr, Ec'hweder
Catalan: Alosa, Alosa vulgar
Catalan (Balears): Alosa
Montenegrin: poljska ševa
Czech: skøivan polní, Skrivan polní, skřivan polní, skřivan polní [skupina arvensis]
Chuvash: Тăри
Welsh: Ehedydd, Hedydd, Uchedydd
Danish: Sanglærke, Sanglærke (Europæisk)
German: Feldlerche, Feldlerche [arvensis Gruppe]
Greek: (Κοινή) Σιταρήθρα, [Starithra], Σταρήθρα, Τρασιήλα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιήλα
English: Common Sky Lark, Common Skylark, Eurasian Lark, Eurasian Sky Lark, Eurasian Skylark, Eurasian Skylark (European), European Skylark, Northern Sky Lark, Northern Skylark, Sky Lark, Sky Lark (European), Skylark
English (United Kingdom): Skylark (Common)
English (IOC): Eurasian Skylark (European)
English (New Zealand): Skylark
Esperanto: kampalaûdo, Kampalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra, Alondra Comun, Alondra Común, Alondra Común (arvensis), Alondra de Eurasia
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Común, Alondra Común (Grupo arvensis)
Spanish (HBW): Sky Lark (European)
Estonian: Poldlooke, Põldlõoke, pőldlőoke
Basque: Alosa vulgar , Hegatxabal, Hegatxabal arrunta
Persian: چکاوک آسمانی
Finnish: Kiuru, Leivonen
Faroese: Lerkur
French: Alouette des champs, Alouette des champs (nominal), Alouette des champs [arvensis]
Frisian: Ljurk
Irish: Circín starraiceach, Fuiseog, Fuiseóg
Gaelic: Uiseag
Galician: Alosa vulgar , Laverca
Manx: Ushag Happagh, Ushag Tappagh, Ushag y Tappee, Ushag-happagh
Hebrew: זרעית, זרעית השדה, זרעית השדה (מערבית), עפרוני שדה
Croatian: Poljska Ševa, Poljska ševa (europska), Ševa vintulija
Hungarian: Mezei pacsirta, Mezei pacsirta (Európai)
Armenian: [Dashtayin Artuyt ], Դաժտային Արտույտ, Դաշտային Արտույտ
Icelandic: Sönglævirki, Sönglævirki (arvensis)
Italian: Allodola, Allodola eurasiatica
Japanese (romaji): hibari, hibari (arvensis guru-pu), nishihibari, Youroppa-hibari
Japanese: ニシヒバリ, ヒバリ, ヒバリ (arvensis グループ)
Japanese (Kanji): 雲雀
Georgian: მინდვრის ტოროლა
Khakas: Постарғай, Торғайах
Kazakh: Монғол бозторғай, Шабындық бозторғайы
Kazakh (Transliteration): şabındıq boz-torğayı
Korean: 종다리
Korean (Transliteration): jongdari
Cornish: Awhesyth
Scientific: Alauda arvensis, Alauda arvensis [arvensis Group], Alauda arvensis arvensis, Alauda ruficeps
Luxembourgish: Léierchen, Léiweckelchen
Lithuanian: Cyrulis, Dirvinis vieversys, Voversys, Vyturys
Latvian: lauku cirulis, lauku cīrulis, Lauku cīrulis (arvensis gr.)
Macedonian: Полска чучулига, Чучулига
Mongolian: боролдой болжмор, Боролзой богширго, Боролзой болжмор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠭᠣᠣ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠥᠯᠵᠥᠮᠥᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠭᠣᠣ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠥᠯᠵᠥᠮᠥᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Гуа болжмор, Дуут богширго, Жиргэмэл
Mongolian (Transliteration): boroldoi boljmor, borolzoi bogshirаg , borolzoi boljmor, duut bogshirag , gua boljmor, jireg mel
Moldavian: Ciocârlie de câmp
Maltese: Alwetta
Nepali: गोलासिनी भारद्वाज
Dutch: Veldleeuwerik, Veldleeuwerik (Europese)
Norwegian: Englerke, Lerke, Sanglerke, sanglerke (arvensis gr.)
Polish: Lerka, skowronek, skowronek (gr. arvensis), skowronek (skowronek polny), skowronek (zwyczajny), skowronek polny, skowronek zwyczajny
Pinyin: ōu-yà yún-què, yú-lín yàn, yún-què
Portuguese: Calhandra, Cotovia, Laverca
Portuguese (Portugal): Laverca, Laverca [grupo arvensis]
Romansh: Lodola da prada
Romanian: Ciocârlie, Ciocârlie de câmp
Russian: Polevoy Zhavoronok, Жаворонок полевой, Полевой жаворонок, Полевой жаворонок [группа arvensis]
Sardinian: Allňdola, Calandria Cucullia, Incurbayola, Iscreanissa, Orgiai, Piattaritta, Prantaritta, Sulodri, Terrighinaza, Tragaditta
Scots: Uiseag
Northern Sami: Leivvoš
Slovak: ékovránok poľný, škovránok poľný
Slovenian: poljski škrjanec
Albanian: Lauresha, Laureshë
Serbian: Alauda, poljska ševa, по љска шева, Пољска шева
Swedish: Sånglärka, sånglärka [arvensis Group]
Turkish: Tarlakuşu, Tarlakuşu [arvensis Grubu], Шабындық бозторғайы
Tuvinian: Шөл хамнаарагы
Ukrainian: Жайворонок польовий , Жайворонок польовий [група arvensis], Польовий жайворонок
Chinese: [yun-que], 云雀, 雲雀, 鱼鳞燕
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞雲雀, 歐亞雲雀(arvensis群), 雲雀, 魚鱗燕
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 歐亞雲雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 欧亚云雀, 雲雀

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