Foxy lark
| Foxy lark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. alopex |
| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda alopex (Sharpe, 1890) | |
| Subspecies | |
|
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark (Calendulauda alopex) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in east-central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, the foxy lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.[2] Not all authorities recognize this re-classification.[3]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- Masai fawn-coloured lark or Hewitt's clapper lark (C. a. intercedens) - (Reichenow, 1895): Found from eastern and southern Ethiopia and western Somalia to eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Masai fawn-coloured lark was also formerly placed as a species in the genus Mirafra (as M. intercedens).[5]
- C. a. alopex - (Sharpe, 1890): Found in extreme eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia
Distribution and habitat
The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2,[6] where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland.[7]
External links
- Abyssinian lark song[8] - xeno-canto
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra alopex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "Calendulauda alopex - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- ↑ "Calendulauda intercedens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom; Matt Harding (2008). "Abyssinian Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 1, 2009.
- ↑ Alberto Mas (June 17, 2005). "Superfamily PASSEROIDEA". Picchio Verde. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ↑ Note: Foxy lark song was recorded in Olongosai, Kenya on April 29, 2008
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.