Somali short-toed lark
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An 1897 illustration of the Somali short-toed lark | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Alaudala |
Species: | A. somalica
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Binomial name | |
Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895
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The Somali short-toed lark (Alaudala somalica) is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in eastern and north-eastern Africa.
The habitat of the Somali short-toed lark is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Somali short-toed lark was originally placed in the genus Calandrella until moved to Alaudala in 2014.[3] Formerly or presently, some authorities considered the Somali short-toed lark as a subspecies of the Mediterranean short-toed lark and/or the Athi short-toed lark as a subspecies of the Somali short-toed lark. The alternate name rufous short-toed lark is also used to describe the red-capped lark.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[4]
- A. s. perconfusa - (White, CMN, 1960): Found in north-western Somalia
- A. s. somalica - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia
- A. s. megaensis - (Benson, 1946): Found from southern Ethiopia to central Kenya
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Alaudala somalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717340A111109120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22717340A111109120.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Ryan, P. "Somali Short-toed Lark (Calandrella somalica)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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