Eurasian skylark
Scientific name: Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758
Overview
The Eurasian skylark, commonly referred to in Europe as the lark, is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 metres. The sexes are alike. It is streaked greyish-brown above and on the breast and has a buff-white belly.
From the Wikipedia article “Eurasian skylark”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Africa; Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); North America.
Common names
Also known in English as Sky Lark, Skylark.
Names in other languages (10)
- Arabic
- قبرة الغيط
- Chinese
- 云雀
- French
- Alouette des champs
- German
- Feldlerche
- Japanese
- ヒバリ
- Persian
- چکاوک آسمانی
- Portuguese
- Laverca, laverca-comum, laverca-eurasiática
- Russian
- полевой жаворонок
- Spanish
- Alondra común
- Turkish
- Tarla kuşu
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q25961, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Eurasian skylark”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026