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[[Image:Wood_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|RHAYES|RHAYES}}<br />[[Lincolnshire]], [[UK]], June 2006]]
 
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[[Image:Wood_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by RHAYES<br />Photo taken: Lincolnshire, [[UK]].]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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13.5-15 cm.  Brown above and pale below, white superciliar meeting on the nape, well developed crest on crown which is not always conspicuous. In flight it shows a short tail and short broad wings. The tail is tipped with white.
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15 cm (6 in)
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*Brown upperparts
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*Pale underparts
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] meeting on the nape
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*Crest on crown (sometimes concealed)
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*White-tipped tail
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*Short tail
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*Short broad wings
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The black and white marks on the [[Topography#Wings|alula]] are a good fieldmark.
 
The black and white marks on the [[Topography#Wings|alula]] are a good fieldmark.
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: ''arborea'' and ''pallida''; some authorities include a third subspecies ''familiaris''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>.
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====Subspecies====
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Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
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*''L. a. arborea'':
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:*[[Europe]] south to [[Portugal]], northern [[Spain]], northern [[Italy]], northern Balkans, north-western [[Romania]], and [[Ukraine]]
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*''L. a. arborea'':
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:*South Europe to Crimea, Caucasus, [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]
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Some authorities include a third subspecies ''familiaris''<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Open heath with some trees, and other open woodlands, especially those with pines and light soil.  
 
Open heath with some trees, and other open woodlands, especially those with pines and light soil.  
 
   
 
   
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The nest is on the ground; 6 eggs are laid.  
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====Breeding====
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A [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]] species; they are solitary and territorial. The clutch consists of 6 eggs which are laid in a ground nest.
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The diet includes seeds supplemented with insects in the breeding season.
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====Diet====
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The diet consists of seeds and other vegetable matter during the winter months. They mostly rely on insects in the breeding season.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
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# [http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/species.jsp?lang=EN&id=8143D209C2DF7BB3&ts=1223176128812&sec=summary Avibase] presumably based on Dickinson, Edward C. (ed.). 2003. ''The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691117010
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#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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{{GSearch|Lullula+arborea}}
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{{GSearch|"Lullula arborea" {{!}} "Wood Lark"}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lullula]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Lullula]]

Latest revision as of 21:46, 26 March 2023

Photo © by RHAYES
Lincolnshire, UK, June 2006
Lullula arborea


Identification

15 cm (6 in)

  • Brown upperparts
  • Pale underparts
  • White supercilium meeting on the nape
  • Crest on crown (sometimes concealed)
  • White-tipped tail
  • Short tail
  • Short broad wings

The black and white marks on the alula are a good fieldmark.

Distribution

Europe including European part of Russia, Caucasus, the Middle East, and the mountains of north Africa north of the Sahara.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized1:

  • L. a. arborea:
  • L. a. arborea:

Some authorities include a third subspecies familiaris2.

Habitat

Open heath with some trees, and other open woodlands, especially those with pines and light soil.

Behaviour

Breeding

A monogamous species; they are solitary and territorial. The clutch consists of 6 eggs which are laid in a ground nest.

Diet

The diet consists of seeds and other vegetable matter during the winter months. They mostly rely on insects in the breeding season.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
  3. Avibase
  4. Wikipedia

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External Links

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