Lullula
| Lullula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Lullula |
| Species | |
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Lullula is the genus of woodlarks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, the woodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record.
Taxonomy and systematics
The genus Lullula is onomatopoeic from the French “Lulu”, the name given by de Buffon. Both the French name, Alouette lulu and the genus name are derived from the sound of its song.[1]
Extant Species
The following species are classified within the genus:[2]
- Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Extinct Species
- †Lullula balcanica - late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria[3]
- †Lullula slivnicensis - late Pliocene of Slivnitsa, Bulgaria[3]
- †Lullula minor - late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary[4]
- †Lullula parva - Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary[4]
- †Lullula minuscula - Pliocene of Beremend, Hungary[4]
- †Lullula neogradensis - Miocene of Mátraszőlős, Hungary[5]
References
- ↑ Campbell, Donald (1999). The Encyclopedia of British Birds. Bath: Paragon. p. 165. ISBN 9780752541594.
- ↑ "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- 1 2 Boev, Z. 2012. Neogene Larks (Aves: Alaudidae (Vigors, 1825)) from Bulgaria - Acta zoologica bulgarica, 64 (3), 2012: 295-318.
- 1 2 3 Kessler, E. 2013. Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary. – Hantkeniana, Budapest, 2013, 8: 37-149.
- ↑ Kessler, Jeno; Hir, Janos (2012). "The avifauna in North Hungary during the Miocene Part II" (PDF). Hungarian Geological Society. 142/2: 149–168.
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