Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Alaudidae |
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BTO Codes:
, CALLA
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EURING No: 9610 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 38 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 60 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: melas=black + koruphos=lark and Gr.: calandra=the calandra lark |
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World Distribution:
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s Europe, n Africa, sw Asia |
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Habitat:
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Dry open country, grassland, farmland |
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Diet:
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Summer, mostly insects, winter seeds and grass shoots |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Dorset, 1961
(Ash, J.S. 1962. British Birds 55:44-46)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
12
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Most Likely to Occur in:
April
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Fife
(2006),
Outer Hebrides
(1994),
Orkney
(2002),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1999),
East Yorkshire
(2004),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1997),
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South-east England:
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South-west England:
Dorset
(1961),
Isles of Scilly
(1996),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Kalanderlærke | Dutch: Kalanderleeuwerik |
| Finnish: Arokiuru | French: Alouette calandre |
| German: Kalanderlerche | Hungarian: Kalandrapacsirta |
| Icelandic: Sunnulævirki | Irish: |
| Italian: Calandra | Norwegian: Kalanderlerke |
| Polish: Kalandra szara | Portuguese: Calhandra-comum |
| Spanish: Calandria común | Swedish: Kalanderlärka |
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