Woodlark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the woodlark lives – recorded in 41 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lullula arborea
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	41 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Alaudidae

Where does the woodlark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the woodlark in 41 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the woodlark endangered?

The woodlark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the woodlark?

The woodlark (Lullula arborea) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae, genus Lullula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the woodlark

The woodlark or wood lark (Lullula arborea) is the only extant species in the lark genus Lullula. It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter.

There are two subspecies of woodlark, L. a. arborea and L. a. pallida. The former is native to northern regions of Europe, while the latter can be found in the south of the woodlark's range. Their diet is mostly composed of seeds but also includes insects during the breeding period. A comparatively small bird, the woodlark is between 13.5 and 15 centimetres (5.3 and 5.9 in) long and roughly 20% shorter than the skylark. It is a brown bird with a pale underside and has a white-tipped tail.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Woodlark (revision 1373851814), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26969 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).