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Alauda arvensis, Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis, Eurasian Skylark, family Alaudidae. Found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. It walks over the ground searching for food on the soil surface. Its diet is insects and plant material such as seeds and young leaves. It swallows seeds without removing the husk. It is a bird of open farmland and heath, known for the song of the male, which is delivered in hovering flight from heights of 50 to 100…

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