Alauda arvensis

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Alaudidae

A Family of small terrestrial birds with exhuberant songs and display flights. They are ground nesting, and most have long hind claws and a dull appearance . Diet is usually insects and seeds.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,115 meters (0 to 16,781 feet).Mean = 149.430 meters (490.256 feet), Standard Deviation = 228.590 based on 17,092 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Ecology:
List of Habitats :3.4Shrubland - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate 14.2Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland

Biology

Diet

Mostly:

• Seeds Insects

Reproduction

• Breeding Habitat : N/A
• Nest Location: N/A
• Nest Type: N/A
• Clutch Size: 3-4
• Length of Incubation : 11-12 days
• Days to Fledge : 9-10
• Number of Broods: 2

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Alauda arvensis Linnaeus 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

The Sky Lark can be told from sparrows by its thin bill and from pipits by its streaked crown and back and white trailing edge to the wing.

Members of the genus Alauda

There are approximately 52 species in this genus:

A. adamsi · A. arvensis (Eurasian Skylark) · A. arvensis arvensis (Eurasian Skylark) · A. arvensis cantarella · A. arvensis dulcivox · A. arvensis harterti · A. arvensis intermedia · A. arvensis japonica · A. arvensis lhamarum · A. arvensis lonnbergi · A. arvensis pekinensis · A. arvensis sierrae · A. bilopha · A. breviunguis · A. cheleensis · A. chrysolaema · A. chuana · A. codea · A. coelivox · A. conirostris · A. deva · A. dukhunensis · A. dulcivox · A. ferruginea · A. gulgula · A. gulgula australis · A. gulgula coelivox · A. gulgula gulgula · A. gulgula herberti · A. gulgula inconspicua · A. gulgula inopinata · A. gulgula lhamarum · A. gulgula wattersi · A. guttata · A. intermedia · A. isabellina · A. japonica · A. lagepa · A. leautungensis · A. novaeseelandiae · A. peguensis · A. pekinensis · A. penicillata · A. planicola · A. praetermissa · A. razae (Raso Lark) · A. rufescens · A. ruficeps · A. sala · A. sinensis · A. triborhyncha · A. wattersi

Bibliography

• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
• Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Ehrlich, P., Dobkin, D., and Wheye, D. (1988). The Birders Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds. New York: Simon and Schuster Inc. (info on clutch size, length of incubation, days to fledge and number of broods.)
• Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. (Length and wingspan info.)

More Info

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 29 providers.
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3849536
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178399
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13821146
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178398
• IUCN ID: 52910
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPAT01010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178195

Footnotes

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