Lark Sparrow

Chondestes grammacus (Say, 1823) LARSP 18240
Family: Passeriformes > Passerellidae

Larger than a House Sparrow, and with a striking stripe pattern on its head, this is an extremely rare visitor to Britain from North America.

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

BTO RECORDS

11 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
11 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.

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 Lark Sparrow, 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.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

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

Catalan: sit arlequí
Czech: strnádka travní
Danish: Lærkespurv
Dutch: Roodoorgors
Estonian: lõosidrik
Finnish: kirjopääsirkku
French: Bruant à joues marron
German: Rainammer
Hungarian: pacsirtasármány
Icelandic: Nóntittlingur
Italian: Passero calandra
Latvian: cirulzvirbulis
Lithuanian: misisipine žvirbliastarte
Norwegian: Lerkespurv
Polish: trawiarczyk
Portuguese: escrevedeira-arlequim
Slovak: strnádlik harlekýnsky
Slovenian: škrjancji strabec
Spanish: Chingolo arlequín
Swedish: lärksparv

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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