temperate to subtropical w Palearctic grassland: British Isles and w Europe n to s Scandinavia, Latvia and sw Russia, s to Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa), Morocco to Tunisia (nw, nc Africa), through Mediterranean to Turkey, Israel and w Jordan
Nonbreeding Range Subregions
some short-range southward movement; fields and reeds
Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Andorra,Armenia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Belarus,Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria,China,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Egypt,Estonia,Finland, France,Georgia,Germany,Gibraltar,Greece,Hungary,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Israel, Italy,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia,Lebanon,Libya,Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Luxembourg,Macedonia,Malta,Mauritania,Moldova,Monaco,Montenegro,Morocco,Netherlands,Norway, Oman,Pakistan,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,San Marino,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Serbia, Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Tajikistan,Tunisia,Turkey,Turkmenistan, Ukraine,United Kingdom,Uzbekistan,
IOC 13.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Breeding Range
calandra
British Isles and w Europe n to s Scandinavia, Latvia and sw Russia, s to Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of w Africa), Morocco to Tunisia (nw, nc Africa), through Mediterranean to Turkey, Israel and w Jordan
buturlini
se Turkey e through s Kazakhstan to nw Xinjiang (nw China), s through sw, sc, n Iran and n Afghanistan
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
PAL
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
