---
title: "Laverca"
description: "Alauda arvensis — Aves. The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), commonly referred to in Europe as the lark, is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eurasian-skylark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Laverca

> Alauda arvensis — Aves. The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), commonly referred to in Europe as the lark, is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae.

- Scientific name: *Alauda arvensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 38410
- Wikidata: [Q25961](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25961)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7347](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7347)

## Names

- en: Eurasian Skylark
- de: Feldlerche
- es: Alondra común
- fr: Alouette des champs
- nl: Veldleeuwerik
- pt: Laverca
- pl: Skowronek zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

RU (9224), GB (4734), DE (2952), FR (1331), NZ (1055), ES (754), DK (713), PL (460), JP (457), UA (443), IT (429), AT (422)

## Summary

The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis), commonly referred to in Europe as the lark, is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and on the Hawaiian Islands. 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 metres (160 to 330 ft). The sexes are alike. It is streaked greyish-brown above and on the breast and has a buff-white belly.
The female Eurasian skylark builds an open nest in a shallow depression…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_skylark

## Photo

![Laverca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-skylark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ross McCallum · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204796354

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-skylark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).