Japanese skylark

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Japanese skylark
Alauda arvensis japonica in field.JPG
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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.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). Alauda japonica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3