Crested Lark

Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) CRELA 9720
Family: Passeriformes > Alaudidae

Crested Lark, John Harding

A little larger than a Skylark, and with a conspicuous crest, Crested Lark is a very rare visitor from central and southern Europe, where it breeds in dry open areas.

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

BTO RECORDS

84 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
84 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.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.

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 Crested 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

Welsh: Ehedydd Copog
Catalan: cogullada vulgar
Czech: chocholouš obecný
Danish: Toplærke
Dutch: Kuifleeuwerik
Estonian: tuttlõoke
Finnish: töyhtökiuru
French: Cochevis huppé
German: Haubenlerche
Hungarian: búbospacsirta
Icelandic: Topplævirki
Italian: Cappellaccia
Latvian: cekulcirulis
Lithuanian: paprastasis kuoduotasis vieversys
Norwegian: Topplerke
Polish: dzierlatka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese: cotovia-de-poupa
Slovak: pipíška chochlatá
Slovenian: copasti škrjanec
Spanish: Cogujada común
Swedish: tofslärka

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