White-winged Lark
Alauda leucoptera (Pallas, 1811)
WHWLA 
9650
Family: Passeriformes > Alaudidae
A medium-sized streaky lark that is an extremely rare visitor to Britain from the steppes of central Asia.
A handful of records have been accepted for Britain, with others either not proven or linked to the Hastings Rarities affair.
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 | Least Concern |
| 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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Norfolk, 1981 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant has not been recorded in the UK for many decades and as such cannot be mapped.
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 White-winged 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.
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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5-letter code: WHWLA | Euring: 9650 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Breeding birds of the Buitenkaadse Oostvaardersplassen in 1997, 2002 and 2007.
- Autumn-sowing of cereals reduces breeding bird numbers in a heterogeneous agricultural landscape
- Population trends of breeding birds in the ecologically upgraded Rhine valley (canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Read more studies about White-winged Lark on Conservation Evidence >
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