Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica]
Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica] (= Alauda arvensis) Linnaeus, C 1758
The Eurasian skylark is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 metres. The sexes are alike. It is streaked greyish-brown above and on the breast and has a buff-white belly. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Alauda
Scientific:
Alauda arvensis
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.165
Protonym:
Alauda arvensis
Type locality:
Europe = Sweden ex Fn. Svec, and restricted to Uppsala by Meinertzhagen, 1951, p. 128.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/184/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A12C81F0AB77BB4D
Avibase ID:
avibase-A12C81F0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A12C81F0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178398
Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica]
French:
Alouette des champs [excl. japonica]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica] ( Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica]) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sky Lark ( Alauda arvensis) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Alauda [arvensis or japonica]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: قبرة الحقول
Asturian: Calandria
Azerbaijani: Tarla torağayı
Belarusian: Палявы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Полска чучулига
Breton: An alc'hweder sant Pêr
Catalan: alosa comuna
Catalan (Balears): Alosa
Czech: skřivan polní
Chuvash: Тăри
Welsh: Ehedydd
Danish: Sanglærke
German: Feldlerche
Greek: (Κοινή) Σιταρήθρα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιήλα
English: Eurasian Skylark [excl. japonica], Sky Lark
English (New Zealand): Skylark
Esperanto: kampalaûdo
Spanish: Alondra Común
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Común
Estonian: Põldlõoke
Basque: Hegatxabal arrunta
Persian: چکاوک آسمانی
Finnish: kiuru
Faroese: Lerkur
French: Alouette des champs, Alouette des champs [excl. japonica]
Frisian: Ljurk
Irish: Fuiseog
Gaelic: Uiseag
Galician: Laverca
Manx: Ushag Tappagh
Hebrew: זרעית
Croatian: Poljska Ševa
Hungarian: Mezei pacsirta
Armenian: Դաշտային արտույտ
Icelandic: Sönglævirki
Italian: Allodola
Japanese (romaji): hibari
Japanese: ヒバリ
Japanese (Kanji): 雲雀
Georgian: მინდვრის ტოროლა
Khakas: Постарғай
Kazakh: Шабындық бозторғайы
Kazakh (Transliteration): şabındıq boz-torğayı
Korean: 종다리
Korean (Transliteration): jongdari
Cornish: Awhesyth
Scientific: Alauda arvensis, Alauda arvensis [excl. japonica], Alauda arvensis arvensis
Luxembourgish: Léierchen
Lithuanian: Dirvinis vieversys
Latvian: Lauku cīrulis
Macedonian: полска чучулига
Mongolian: Боролзой болжмор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠭᠣᠣᠠ ᠪᠥᠯᠵᠥᠮᠥᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠭᠣᠣᠠ ᠪᠥᠯᠵᠥᠮᠥᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Гуа болжмор
Mongolian (Transliteration): borolzoi bogshirаg
Maltese: Alwetta
Nepali: गोलासिनी भारद्वाज
Dutch: Veldleeuwerik
Norwegian: Sanglerke
Polish: skowronek
Pinyin: ōu-yà yún-què
Portuguese: Laverca
Portuguese (Portugal): Laverca
Romanian: Ciocârlie
[ROA]: Lodola da prada
Russian: Полевой жаворонок
Sardinian: Allňdola
Scots: Uiseag
Northern Sami: Leivvoš
Slovak: škovránok poľný
Slovenian: poljski škrjanec
Albanian: Lauresha
Serbian: poljska ševa
Swedish: sånglärka
Turkish: Tarlakuşu
Tuvinian: Шөл хамнаарагы
Ukrainian: Жайворонок польовий
Chinese: 云雀
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞雲雀
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 歐亞雲雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 欧亚云雀
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