| Japanese skylark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Alauda |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. a. japonica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alauda arvensis japonica | |
| Synonyms | |
Alauda japonica | |
The Japanese skylark (Alauda arvensis japonica) is a subspecies of the Eurasian skylark. It was formerly considered to be, combined with five other subspecies of skylark, its own separate species, Alauda japonica.