Gray's lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: |
Ammomanopsis Bianchi, 1905 |
Species: | A. grayi
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Binomial name | |
Ammomanopsis grayi (
Wahlberg, 1855)
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Subspecies | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
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Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts. [2]
Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the genus Alauda. It was then placed in the sister genus Ammomanes until re-classified in 2009 by the IOC into the monotypic genus Ammomanopsis. [3] Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi. [4] Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark.
Two subspecies are recognized: [5]
Gray's lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: |
Ammomanopsis Bianchi, 1905 |
Species: | A. grayi
|
Binomial name | |
Ammomanopsis grayi (
Wahlberg, 1855)
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Subspecies | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
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Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts. [2]
Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the genus Alauda. It was then placed in the sister genus Ammomanes until re-classified in 2009 by the IOC into the monotypic genus Ammomanopsis. [3] Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi. [4] Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark.
Two subspecies are recognized: [5]