Foxy lark
Species of bird
| Foxy lark | |
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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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| 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.
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] 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.
Subspecies
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
Distribution and habitat
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]
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calendulauda alopex.
Wikispecies has information related to Mirafra alopex.
- Abyssinian lark song[1] - xeno-canto
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Larks (Family: Alaudidae)
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- Cape clapper lark
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- Indochinese bush lark
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- ^ Note: Foxy lark song was recorded in Olongosai, Kenya on April 29, 2008
