Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) Science Article 2 abstract There is often a perceived conflict between allowing recreational access to the countryside and wildlife conservation. Although many studies have investigated potential impacts on birds, few have assessed the potential impacts of recreational disturbance at the population scale. We studied the impact of disturbance on a Woodlark […]
Tag: Lullula arborea
Abundance of Four Lark Species in Relationto Portuguese Farming Systems
Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) Science Article 1 abstract Throughout much of Europe, farmland birds have declined more than those of other habitats, because of the abandonment of traditional farming systems and the simplification of remaining agricultural systems, including increased use of external inputs (Tucker & Heath 1994, Baldock 1991, Bignal & McCracken 1996). Traditional low-input […]
Open-habitat birds in recently burned areas: the role of the fire extent and species’ habitat breadth
Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) Science Article 3 abstract Single burned areas contained 0 to 15 open-habitat species (mean = 7.6), and in all the areas combined there were 22 species, including 17 with an unfavourable conservation status in Europe. The most frequent were Carduelis cannabina, Lullula arborea, Alectoris rufa, Oenanthe hispanica and Emberiza cia, but […]
Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)
Passeriformes Alaudidae Wood Lark (Lullula arborea) [order] Passeriformes | [family] Alaudidae | [latin] Lullula arborea | [UK] Wood Lark | [FR] Alouette lulu | [DE] Heidelerche | [ES] TotovÃa | [IT] Tottavilla | [NL] Boomleeuwerik Physical charateristics Smaller and more slender than skylark and crested lark. Plumage buff brown, upperparts and chest streaked, distinguished from […]