Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Common name Binomial name IOC sequence Greater hoopoe-lark: Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789) 1 Lesser hoopoe-lark: Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905: 2 Beesley's lark: Chersomanes beesleyi Benson, 1966: 3 Spike-heeled lark: Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836) 4 Gray's lark: Ammomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855) 5 Short-clawed lark
He considered it as a subspecies of the red-winged lark and coined the trinomial name Mirafra hypermetra kidepoensis. [1] [2] The Kidepo lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus Corypha based on the results of molecular phylogenetic studies by a team of ornithologists led by Per Alström that were published in 2023 and ...
Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. [1] Further, at least two additional species are known from the fossil record.
Mirafra is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae.Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are all found in Africa except for the singing bush lark that is found through South Asia to Australia.
The Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found from southern Russia and Mongolia to central China. [ 2 ] The Mongolian lark is known for its elaborate singing and even well into adulthood, is able to learn new songs.
The sand lark was originally assigned to the genus Alauda. It was later placed in the genus Calandrella until it was moved back to Alaudala in 2014 although not all authorities have recognized this change yet. [2] The alternate name Asian short-toed lark is usually used to refer to the species of the same name, Alaudala cheleensis.
Melanocorypha larks are large, robust birds, 16.5–20 cm long with strong thick bills. Some have the typically undistinguished lark plumage, mainly streaked greyish-brown above and white below, but the, black and white-winged larks have distinctive male plumages.
The genus Calandrella was established by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829 with the greater short-toed lark as the type species. [1] The genus name is a diminutive of Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark. [2] Four of the species in the genus use the shortened name of short-toed lark as an alternate name.