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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
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:
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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