Calendulauda
| Calendulauda | |
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| Sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda Blyth, 1855 |
Calendulauda is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. Established by Edward Blyth in 1855, it contains eight species:[1]
- Sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota)
- Pink-breasted lark (Calendulauda poecilosterna)
- Foxy lark (Calendulauda alopex)
- Fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides)
- Karoo lark (Calendulauda albescens)
- Red lark (Calendulauda burra)
- Dune lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys)
- Barlow's lark (Calendulauda barlowi)
The name Calendulauda is a combination of the names of two other lark genera: Calendula and Alauda.[2] All of the species in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Mirafra and several were also formerly assigned to the genera Alauda and Certhilauda.
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- ↑ "ITIS Report: Calendulauda". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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