Lullula arborea

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Lullula arborea, commonly known as the woodlark, is a small European songbird noted for its melodious, fluting song and preference for open woodland and heathland habitats.

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Lullula arborea canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
passerine
behavior ground-nesting
territorial during breeding season
binomialName Lullula arborea
bodyLength 13–15 cm
breedingRange Central Europe
Mediterranean region
Southern Scandinavia
linked to: Scandinavia

Western Europe
class Aves
clutchSize 3–5 eggs
commonName woodlark
conservationConcern habitat loss in parts of range
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet insects
other invertebrates
seeds
distinctiveFeature short tail
white supercilium meeting on nape
family Alaudidae
foragingStratum ground
genus Lullula
habitat dry grassland with scattered trees
forest clearings
heathland
open woodland
young conifer plantations
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeRange Europe
North Africa
Western Asia
nestLocation on ground in vegetation
nonBreedingRange North Africa
Southern Europe
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
plumage pale underparts with streaking on breast
streaked brown upperparts
songCharacteristic fluting
melodious
often delivered in song flight
taxonRank species
threat afforestation of open heathland
intensive agriculture
wingspan 27–30 cm
yearDescribed 1758

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaudidae includesSpecies Lullula arborea
woodlark binomialName Lullula arborea
Lullula typeSpecies Lullula arborea
Lullula bestKnownFor Lullula arborea
Lullula hasSpecies Lullula arborea