Woodlark

Woodlark
The song of the Woodlark, recorded at Camberley, Surrey, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Lullula
Species:
L. arborea
Binomial name
Lullula arborea
Subspecies

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Range of L. arborea
  Breeding
  Resident
  Passage
  Non-breeding
Synonyms
  • Alauda arborea Linnaeus, 1758
Lullula arborea

The woodlark or wood lark (Lullula arborea) is the only extant species in the lark genus Lullula. It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter.

There are two subspecies of woodlark, L. a. arborea and L. a. pallida. The former is native to northern regions of Europe, while the latter can be found in the south of the woodlark's range. Their diet is mostly composed of seeds but also includes insects during the breeding period. A comparatively small bird, the woodlark is between 13.5 and 15 centimetres long and roughly 20% shorter than the skylark. It is a brown bird with a pale underside and has a white-tipped tail.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Lullula arborea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22717411A155597798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22717411A155597798.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.