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Sky Lark

Alauda arvensisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Larks (Alaudidae)
Sky Lark (pekinensis) Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: All-purpose
  • Eye Color: Hazel brown to cinnamon brown or dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain, Streaked, Eyering (complete or broken)
  • Crown Color: Brown with brown-black streaking.
  • Forehead Color: Brown with brown-black streaking.
  • Nape Color: Brown with brown-black streaking.
  • Throat Color: Brown with brown-black streaking.
  • Cere color: No Data
Sky Lark (pekinensis) Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 16-18 cm (6.25-7.25 in)
  • Weight: 43 g (1.5 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black, Buff
  • Underparts: Buff-white
  • Upperparts: Brown with heavy brown-black streaking.
  • Back Pattern: No Data
  • Belly Pattern: No Data
  • Breast Pattern: No Data
Sky Lark (pekinensis) Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Moderately swift flight with rapid wing beats. Hovers while skylarking in territory at great heights, then glides to ground.
  • Wingspan Range: 33 cm (13 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Forked Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Brown with white outer feathers.
  • Under Tail: Buff-white
  • Leg Color: Pink
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Family Larks (Alaudidae)_blue
Species Alauda arvensis
Length6.25 - 7.25 Inches
Wingspan13 Inches

Sky Lark

Sky Lark: Medium lark (pekinensis), dark-streaked, brown upperparts and white underparts with streaks on breast, sides. The head has indistinct crest and white eyebrows. Tail is dark with white edges. Forages on ground by walking and running. Feeds mostly on seeds, grains, and insects.

● Song: "cherrup"

● Foraging & Feeding: Sky Lark: Eats mostly seeds and insects; forages while walking or running on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Sky Lark: Three to seven light gray eggs with brown or olive blotches are laid in a nest lined with roots, grass, and hair, and built on the ground in an open field. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Sky Lark: Horned Lark has white spots and streaks on upperparts, and lacks white trailing edge on secondaries. American Pipit has gray upperparts, buff underparts with brown streaks, and lacks crest and white secondary tips.

Flight Pattern

Moderately swift flight with rapid wing beats. Hovers while skylarking in territory at great heights, then glides to ground.
Sky Lark (pekinensis) Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Sky Lark: Common in Hawaii; accidental during winter on Pacific coast to northern California. Siberian race occurs rarely during migration on Aleutians. Preferred habitats include farmlands, moors, salt marsh, heaths, upland pastures, and industrial waste grounds.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationAccidental in winter on Pacific Coast
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight1.5 Ounces