Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
Local Atlases )
British Population Size:
Summer:
First Record:
Latest Survey:
Conservation Status: RED
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1969-2007),
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
RED
1996-2001
RED
Races of Concern: RED (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Also common in:
And found in:
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer: Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WBD(II*), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
3.49 ± 0.67 (1 - 6) N = 1448
Incubation:
13.30 ± 1.82 (10.5 - 16.5) N = 1448
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13.48 ± 2.65 (9 - 17) N = 2077
as:
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed: Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
110.8 ± 4.7
Range
102 - 117 mm, N =844
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
114.2 ± 3.1
109 - 119 mm, N =179
Female:
104.0 ± 3.1
100 - 110 mm, N =89
Weight
Adult:
38.56 ± 3.70
Range
32.60 - 44.80 g , N =818
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
39.74 ± 3.63
34.40 - 46.10 g , N =163
Female:
35.49 ± 2.86
30.60 - 39.90 g , N =84
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Sky Lark
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Collective Noun:
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Donald, P. & Vickery J. (eds) 2001 The ecology and conservation of skylarks RSPB, Sandy
[598.851 DON]
Donald, P. 2004 The Skylark Poyser, London
[598.851 DON]
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Order:
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