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Woodlark

(Lullula arborea)
Alternate name(s): "Wood Lark", "Tree Lark"
German name(s): "Heidelerche"

Size: 13.5-15 cm; wing span 27-30 cm
Weight: 20-30 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Woodlark at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "arborea"

This race is also called the "Northern Woodlark".

ADULT

Sex unknown

Lateral view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, June 2018]

Lateral view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Arnhem, Netherlands, April 2018]

Race "pallida"

This race is also called the "Southern Woodlark".

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-frontal view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2013]

Lateral view of a Woodlark foraging on the ground (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, January 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2020]

Near-dorsal view of a Woodlark on the ground (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2014]

Near-dorsal view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2016]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Woodlark (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2020]

Dorsal view of a Woodlark, crest flat (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2021]

Dorsal view of a Woodlark, crest erected (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2021]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

woodlrk_jp_20201031.m4a pallida
(Portugal)
Territorial song(?) © JP
woodlrk_jp_20200418.m4a pallida
(Portugal)
Territorial song(?) © JP
woodlrk_jp_20180607_2.m4a pallida
(Portugal)
Territorial song(?) © JP
woodlrk_jp_20180607.m4a pallida
(Portugal)
Territorial song(?)
(+ Corn Bunting)
© JP
woodlrk_jp_20200424.m4a pallida
(Portugal)
Territorial song(?)
(+ Thekla's Lark)
© JP

More Woodlark sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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