White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera [Pallas, 1811] |
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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:
, WHWLA
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EURING No: 9650 | |
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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:
Monotypic
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 35 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 44 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: melas=black + koruphos=lark and Gr.: leukos + pteros=wing |
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World Distribution:
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c Asia |
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Habitat:
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Dry grassy plains |
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Diet:
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Summer, insects and seeds, winter, seeds |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
East Sussex, 1869
(Marr, T. & Porter, R. 1995. British Birds 88:365-371)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
1
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1981),
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South-east England:
East Sussex
(1869),
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South-west England:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Hvidvinget lærke | Dutch: Witveleugelleeuwerik |
| Finnish: Valkosiipikiuru | French: Alouette leucoptère |
| German: Weissflügellerche | Hungarian: Szibérai pacsirta |
| Icelandic: Brandlævirki | Irish: |
| Italian: Calandra siberiana | Norwegian: Hvitvingelerke |
| Polish: Kalandra bialoskrzydla | Portuguese: Clahnadra-d'asa-branca |
| Spanish: Calandria aliblanca | Swedish: Vivingadlärka |
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