The Japanese skylark (''Alauda arvensis japonica'') is a subspecies of

Eurasian skylark The Eurasian skylark (''Alauda arvensis'') is a passerine bird in the lark family, Alaudidae. It is a widespread species found across Europe and the Palearctic with introduced populations in New Zealand, Australia and on the Hawaiian Islands. ...

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

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Alauda Birds described in 1848 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub