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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. alopex
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| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda alopex (
Sharpe, 1890)
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The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark (Calendulauda alopex) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.
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] Alternate names for the foxy lark include the Abyssinian fawn-colored lark and Somali fawn-coloured bush lark. Clements has merged this bird with the fawn-colored lark.
Two subspecies are recognized: [4]
- Masai fawn-coloured lark or Hewitt's clapper lark (C. a. intercedens) - ( Reichenow, 1895): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Mirafra. Found from eastern and southern Ethiopia and western Somalia to eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
- C. a. alopex - ( Sharpe, 1890): Found in extreme eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia
The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2, [5] where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland. [6]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Calendulauda alopex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717086A118709195. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717086A118709195.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- Abyssinian lark song [1] - xeno-canto
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| Foxy lark | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. alopex
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| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda alopex (
Sharpe, 1890)
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| Subspecies | |
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See text | |
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| Synonyms | |
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The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark (Calendulauda alopex) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.
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] Alternate names for the foxy lark include the Abyssinian fawn-colored lark and Somali fawn-coloured bush lark. Clements has merged this bird with the fawn-colored lark.
Two subspecies are recognized: [4]
- Masai fawn-coloured lark or Hewitt's clapper lark (C. a. intercedens) - ( Reichenow, 1895): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Mirafra. Found from eastern and southern Ethiopia and western Somalia to eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
- C. a. alopex - ( Sharpe, 1890): Found in extreme eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia
The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2, [5] where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland. [6]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Calendulauda alopex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717086A118709195. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717086A118709195.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- Abyssinian lark song [1] - xeno-canto
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