Calandra Lark

Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766) CALLA 9610
Family: Passeriformes > Alaudidae

Calandra Lark, John Harding

A large lark with a noticeably heavy bill, Calandra Lark is a very rare visitor from southern Europe. There are records from both spring and autumn.

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

BTO RECORDS

96 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
96 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.

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

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

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 Calandra 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

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: calàndria comuna
Czech: kalandra zpevná
Danish: Kalanderlærke
Dutch: Kalanderleeuwerik
Estonian: stepilõoke
Finnish: arokiuru
French: Alouette calandre
German: Kalanderlerche
Hungarian: kalandrapacsirta
Icelandic: Sunnulævirki
Italian: Calandra
Latvian: stepes cirulis
Lithuanian: paprastasis stepinis vieversys
Norwegian: Kalanderlerke
Polish: kalandra szara
Portuguese: calhandra-real
Slovak: škovran stepný
Slovenian: laški škrjanec
Spanish: Calandria común
Swedish: kalanderlärka

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