Eurasian Skylark

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: Very rare vagrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2018)

Location: First sighting next to Pandan Reservoir on 3 November 2018.

Photos:

Eurasian Skylark at Sungei Pandan. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Flight shot of the Eurasian Skylark at Sungei Pandan. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Eurasian Skylark at Sungei Pandan. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Eurasian Skylark at Sungei Pandan. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Eurasian Skylark at Sungei Pandan. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

References:
BirdLife International. (2018). Alauda arvensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. Downloaded on 2 September 2021