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Primary Traits
36.7 g
0 m - 3,500 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Alauda arvensis
English name
Eurasian Skylark
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Alauda
Species
arvensis
Data source
BA, EMN, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Latitudinal zone
Temperate-Polar
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
17 g
Maximum female mass
47 g
Minimum male mass
28 g
Maximum male mass
51 g
Minimum unsexed mass
35 g
Maximum unsexed mass
43 g
Average mass
36.7 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,500 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,500 m
Typical elevation
1,750 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Plains
Habitat breadth
5
Primary diet
Omnivore
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.82
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Scrape
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
3
Maximum broods per year
5
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
7
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
10 d
Maximum incubation period
13 d
Minimum fledging period
16 d
Maximum fledging period
24 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4
Average fledging period
20 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary