🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Alauda arvensis
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Alaudidae
Genus
Alauda
Species
Alauda arvensis
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)📸 Photo

Photo: El Golli Mohamed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source

Aves🍂 Omnivore

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis (Eurasian Skylark · ヒバリ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)
DDData Deficient
LCLeast Concern
NTNear Threatened
VUVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically End.
EWExtinct in Wild
EXExtinct
Geological Era
Extant
Diet
Omnivore
Length · Height
18~19cm · No data (Wingspan 0.3m)
Mass · Top Speed
17~55g · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
Open country of farmlands, pastures, meadows, and marshes (including barley and wheat fields)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 It nests in barley and wheat fields, and males sing most from February to July (months 2–7) while soaring high into the sky (National List of Species of Korea, ADW).
  • 💡 By eating weed seeds and harmful insects, it is helpful to farming (ADW).
  • 💡 Its body length of 19 cm is slightly shorter than the short side of a sheet of A4 paper (21 cm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)
⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)15

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#종다리#Alauda arvensis

📖 1. Overview

The Eurasian Skylark is a brown bird that nests on the ground in open grasslands and barley fields and sings while soaring high into the sky.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is pale yellowish brown, its head and back are reddish brown, and its breast is streaked with black. Its crown feathers are short and rounded and can be raised into a small crest.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It forages on the ground for grass seeds, insects, and invertebrates such as earthworms, beetles, and spiders. Males sing all day long, sometimes warbling for 10–15 minutes while climbing high into the air. It builds a bowl-shaped nest in the grass and lays 3–6 eggs.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

According to the National List of Species of Korea, its domestic distribution is nationwide, and it is a common resident and winter visitor breeding in lowland farmlands and grasslands.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

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DATA & LICENSE

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① Photos: Wikimedia Commons

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

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