Black Lark

Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (JR Forster, 1767) BLALA 9660
Family: Passeriformes > Alaudidae

Black Lark, Yoav Perlman

A large, distinctive lark (although only the male is black) that breeds in south-west Russia and Kazakhstan. There have been just a very few records of this species in Britain.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
94 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
94 records

BTO RECORDS

94 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
94 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Black Lark breeding distribution 2008-11
Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Black Lark, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

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Welsh: Ehedydd Ddu
Catalan: calàndria negra
Czech: kalandra cerná
Danish: Sortlærke
Dutch: Zwarte Leeuwerik
Estonian: mustlõoke
Finnish: mustakiuru
French: Alouette nègre
German: Schwarzsteppenlerche
Hungarian: szerecsenpacsirta
Icelandic: Sótlævirki
Italian: Calandra nera
Latvian: melnais cirulis
Lithuanian: juodasis stepinis vieversys
Norwegian: Svartlerke
Polish: kalandra czarna
Portuguese: calhandra-preta
Slovak: škovran cierny
Slovenian: crni kalander
Spanish: Calandria negra
Swedish: svartlärka

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