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Oriental Skylark

Alauda gulgula Franklin, J 1831

The Oriental skylark, also known as the small skylark, is a species of skylark found in the southern, central and eastern Palearctic. Like other skylarks, it is found in open grassland where it feeds on seeds and insects. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Franklin, J 1831

Reference:
   Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 no.10 p.119

Protonym:
  Alauda Gulgula

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861762#page/133/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E988F1D549A6773D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E988F1D5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E988F1D5

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558493

Geographic range:

  • Alauda gulgula [gulgula, australis, herberti or dharmakumarsinhjii]: E India to Sri Lanka and Indochina
  • Alauda gulgula inconspicua: Transcaspia to Turkmenistan, e Iran, Afghanistan and nw India
  • Alauda gulgula vernayi: e Himalayas and adjacent China (se Xizang and w Yunnan)
  • Alauda gulgula inopinata: Tibetan plateau, e Qinghai, Gansu and sw Inner Mongolia
  • Alauda gulgula weigoldi: E China (Shandong to s Shaanxi and c Sichuan)
  • Alauda gulgula lhamarum: Pamir Mts. and w Himalayas (Kashmir to n Punjab)
  • Alauda gulgula [coelivox or sala]: SE and s China to n Vietnam; Hainan I.
  • Alauda gulgula [wattersi or wolfei]: Taiwan and Philippine Islands
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Oriental Skylark
Catalan:
alosa oriental
Czech:
skřivan východní
Danish:
Lille Sanglærke
German:
Orientfeldlerche
Spanish:
Alondra Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra Oriental
Finnish:
aasiankiuru
French:
Alouette gulgule
Croatian:
istočna ševa
Hungarian:
keleti pacsirta
Icelandic:
Steflævirki
Italian:
Allodola orientale
Japanese (romaji):
taiwanhibari
Japanese:
タイワンヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis vieversys
Dutch:
Kleine Veldleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Orientlerke
Norwegian:
Orientlerke
Polish:
skowronek orientalny
Portuguese:
Laverca-oriental
Russian:
Индийский жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok krátkochvostý
Serbian:
Istočna poljska ševa
Swedish:
mindre sånglärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок індійський
Chinese:
小云雀
Chinese (Traditional):
小雲雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Alouette gulgule ( Alauda gulgula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette gulgule ( Alauda gulgula) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
Oriental Skylark ( Alauda gulgula) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alauda gulgula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alauda gulgula [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alauda gulgula [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Alauda gulgula [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Oosterse veldlewerik
Arabic: قبرة الحقول الصغيرة, قبرة شرقية
Azerbaijani: Kiçik tarla torağayı
Belarusian: Малы палявы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Ориенталска чучулига
Bengali: উদয়ী অভ্রভরত
Breton: Alc'hweder ar reter
Catalan: alosa oriental
Czech: Skrivan indický, skřivan východní
Welsh: Ehedydd dwyreiniol
Danish: Lille Sanglærke
German: Kleine Feldlerche, KleineFeldlerche, Kleinfeldlerche, Orientfeldlerche
Greek: Ασιατική Σιταρήθρα, Μικρoσταρήθρα
English: Eastern Sky Lark, Eastern Skylark, Indian Skylark, Lesser Sky Lark, Lesser Skylark, Oriental Lark, Oriental Sky Lark, Oriental Skylark, Small Sky Lark, Small Skylark
English, HBW: Oriental Skylark
English (IOC): Oriental Skylark
English (United States): Oriental Skylark
Esperanto: Orienta kampalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra India, Alondra Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Oriental
Spanish (HBW): Alondra oriental
Estonian: kagu-põldlõoke
Persian: چکاوک آسمانی کوچک
Finnish: Aasiankiuru
French: Alouette des champs asiatique, Alouette des champs sud- asiatique, Alouette gulgule
Frisian: Lytse fjildljurk
Irish: Fuiseog oirthearach
Galician: Laverca oriental
Hebrew: זרעית קטנה, עפרוני שדה קטן
Croatian: Istočna poljska ševa, istočna ševa
Hungarian: Indiai mezeipacsirta, keleti pacsirta
Armenian: Հնդկական արտույտ
Icelandic: Steflævirki
Italian: Allodola nana, Allodola orientale
Japanese (romaji): taiwan hibari, taiwanhibari
Japanese: タイワンヒバリ
Japanese (Kanji): 台湾雲雀
Georgian: აღმოსავლური მინდვრის ტოროლა
Kazakh: теңбiлтес бозторғай, Үнді бозторғайы, үнділік бозторғай
Kirghiz: Индистан торгою, Индия торгою
Scientific: Alauda gulgula, Alauda gulgula gulgula
Lithuanian: Mažasis vieversys, Rytinis vieversys
Latvian: austrumu cīrulis
Macedonian: Источна полска чучулига
Malayalam: വാനമ്പാടിക്കിളി
Mongolian: Дорнын болжмор
Marathi: प्राच्य चंडोल
Nepali: ब्रा¾मीचटी
Dutch: Kleine veldleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Orientlerke
Norwegian: Orientlerke, Turkestanlerke
Polish: skowronek orientalny
Pinyin: xiǎo ā-lè, xiǎo yún-què
Portuguese: Laverca-oriental
Portuguese (Portugal): Laverca-oriental
Rhaeto-Romance: Lodola orientala
Romanian: Ciocârlie mică de câmp
Russian: Жаворонок индийский, Жаворонок индийский - Малый полево..., Индийский жаворонок, Индийский жаворонок (малый полевой), малый полевой
Northern Sami: Ásialeivvoš
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Peradigu Ahas Thulikawa
Slovak: Ékovránok krátkochvostý, škovránok krátkochvostý
Slovenian: orientalski škrjanec
Serbian: Istočna poljska ševa
Swedish: Mindre sånglärka
Tamil: சிறிய வானம்பாடி
Thai: นกจาบฝนเสียงใส, นกจาบฝนเสียงสวรรค์
Thai (Transliteration): nók càap-fŏn sĭaŋ-sa-wăn
Turkmen: kiçi meýdan torgaýy
Turkish: küçük tarlakuşu
Tatar: Һиндстан тургае
Ukrainian: Жайворонок індійський
Uzbek: кичик дала тўрғайи
Vietnamese: Chim Sơn ca, Sơn ca
Chinese: 小云雀, 小阿勒, 小雲雀
Chinese (Traditional): 小阿勒, 小雲雀
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 小雲雀
Chinese (Taiwan): 小云雀

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