Alondra Común vs Sallow Clearwing

Alauda arvensis compared with Synanthedon flaviventris

Key Differences

• Alondra Común is Vulnerable while Sallow Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alondra Común	Sallow Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alaudidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Alauda	Synanthedon
Species	Alauda arvensis	Synanthedon flaviventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alondra Común and Sallow Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alondra Común

VU — Vulnerable

Sallow Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alondra Común	Sallow Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alondra Común

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sallow Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alondra Común

Célebre en la literatura y poesía europea por su complejo y melodioso canto interpretado en vuelo durante espectaculares vuelos de exhibición, la alondra común (Alauda arvensis) asciende verticalmente cientos de metros sobre campos abiertos, praderas y brezales de Europa y Asia mientras produce un torrente ininterrumpido de canto que puede durar hasta una hora. Los machos pueden producir más de 700 frases de canto distintas. Antaño enormemente abundante en los campos europeos, las poblaciones de alondras han disminuido más del 70% desde 1970 debido a la intensificación agrícola.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden