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Skylark formed in 1971 from one of Ronnie Hawkins 's backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1972 which spawned three singles. [3][4] The group, whose alumni include composer / arranger David Foster, disbanded after the lukewarm reception of their second album. Two of its other members, Donny Gerrard and ...
The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in Australia, New Zealand and on the Hawaiian Islands. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering ...
In Europe, feeds mostly on seeds of grasses and weeds, grain in agricultural fields, and leaves of various ground plants. Also eats many insects (including beetles, caterpillars, and others) and some spiders, millipedes, and snails, mostly in summer. Young birds are fed mostly insects at first.
A Skylark’s song flight can reach up to 300 metres in height. Despite their small size, Skylarks have a wingspan of 30-36 cm. The female Skylark incubates her eggs for about 11 days. Skylarks can have several broods in a single breeding season. The Skylark’s diet includes seeds and insects. They are known for their vertical display flight ...
skylark, (Alauda arvensis), Species of Old World lark particularly noted for its rich, sustained song and for singing in the air. It is about 7 inches (18 cm) long, with brown upper parts streaked with black and buffish white underparts. It breeds across Europe and has been introduced into Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and British Columbia.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On the ground, note brown streaky plumage, distinct bushy crest, and broad, diffuse paler eyering. Chunkier than pipits, and does not habitually bob its rear end. In flight shows white sides to tail and narrow white trailing edge to wings. A denizen of open country, especially rough grassland, heathland, farmland, and airports.
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18-19. cm inch. Wingspan. 30-36. cm inch. The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a passerine bird widespread across Europe and the Palearctic. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100 meters (160 to 330 ft). Di. Diurnal.
