Scientific Name: Alauda arvensis
Malay Name: Seriayu Erasia
Chinese Name: 云雀
Range: Breeding Range: (EU) widespread Nonbreeding Range: n AF
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: arvensis, sierrae, harterti, cantarella, armenica, dulcivox, kiborti, intermedia, pekinensis, lonnbergi, japonica.
Size: 16 – 19 cm
Identification: Sparrow-like songbird, with heavily streaked brownish upperparts, short crest. Face unstreaked with pale supercilium, dark ear coverts. Dark streaks across breast, pale underparts with faintly streaked flanks.
Habitat: Grasslands
Behaviour/Ecology: Runs on ground in a mouse-like fashion.
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2018)
- PIPIT101: Identifying Singapore’s First Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis (ID Articles)
- Bird List Revision for November 2018 (Revisions)
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Eurasian Skylark)
References:
BirdLife International. (2018). Alauda arvensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102998555A132039889.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Eurasian Skylark. Retrieved on December 5, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/eurasian-skylark.