Karoo lark

Karoo lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Calendulauda
Species: C. albescens
Binomial name
Calendulauda albescens
(Lafresnaye, 1839)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Alauda albescens
  • Certhilauda albescens
  • Mirafra albescens
  • Mirafra nivosa
  • Karroo lark
  • Red-backed lark

The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark.

The Karoo lark (Calendulauda albescens) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Karoo lark was originally classified in the genus Alauda and subsequently Mirafra and Certhilauda, until moved to Calendulauda by the IOC in 2009.[2] Not all authorities have followed this taxonomy change.[3]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[4]

Formerly, some authorities considered both the dune lark (as Certhilauda albescens erythrochlamys) and Barlow's lark (as Certhilauda albescens barlowi) to be subspecies of the Karoo lark.[3][5]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Certhilauda albescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "Calendulauda albescens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  4. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  5. "Calendulauda barlowi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

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