The Japanese skylark (Alauda arvensis japonica) is a subspecies of Eurasian skylark. Formerly, combined with five other subspecies of the Eurasian skylark, it was considered to be its own separate species (as Alauda japonica).

Japanese skylark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Alauda
Species:
Subspecies:
A. a. japonica
Trinomial name
Alauda arvensis japonica
Synonyms

Alauda japonica

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). Alauda japonica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3