Wood Lark

(Lullula arborea)

Category of conservation concern (IUCN, 2020) – Least Concern

Population size: 40 000 – 80 000 pairs

Distribution pattern

Distributed everywhere in the hilly, low – mountainous and open field areas with sparse forests and shrubs in most of the country, with the exception of the agricultural areas in the Danubian Plain, Dobrudzha, the Thracian Plain and the Burgas Plain.

Comparative distribution of the species compared to the first breeding birds atlas (Iankov, 2007): Breeding locality until 2007 | Breeding locality until 2007, confirmed after 2015 – | New breeding locality after 2015. – The breeding localities after 2015 are identified on a base of raw data from smartbirds.org.

Habitats

Breeds in mesophilic grasslands, steppes and dry calcareous grasslands, dry siliceous grasslands, temperate heath and shrubs, alpine and subalpine grasslands, most often near broad-leaved deciduous forests, coniferous and mixed forests, sometimes close to strips of trees, hedges, and mosaics of them, orchards, and tree and shrub plantations. It is also found in smaller meadows, clearings, pastures and openings in the dense forest massifs.

Trends in population changes for the period 2013-2020

Not analysed

Threats

Not analysed