Black Lark
Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (JR Forster, 1767)
BLALA 
9660
Family: Passeriformes > Alaudidae
A large, distinctive lark (although only the male is black) that breeds in south-west Russia and Kazakhstan. There have been just a very few records of this species in Britain.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Endangered |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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East Yorkshire, 1984 |
DISTRIBUTION
This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Black Lark, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: BLALA | Euring: 9660 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Effects of the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme on breeding birds at field and farm-scales
- Changes in breeding success and abundance of ground-nesting moorland birds in relation to the experimental deployment of legal predator control
- Factors determining winter densities of birds on environmentally sensitive area arable reversion grassland in southern England, with special reference to skylarks (Alauda arvensis)
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