Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:arvensis recorded in Britain (of 11 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
Wingspan:
33 cm
Weight:
M: 42 g F: 35 g
Scientific name from:
L.: Alauda=lark (orig. Gaulish?)
and L.: arvensis=of a field (from arvum=a field)
World Distribution:
Europe, North Africa, n&c Asia, INTRODUCED: Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Habitat:
Grassland, fields, tundra, sand dunes
Diet:
Summer, mostly insects, otherwise cereal grain and weed seeds, also shoots
TitBit:
An integral part of the British landscape, its song has inspired poets ranging from Chaucer to Blake, however, before the widespread introduction of farming it was probably quite scarce and its fortunes since have followed farming practices.
Order:
Passeriformes
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