Alaudala

Alaudala
Lesser short-toed lark (Alaudala rufescens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Alaudala
Horsfield & Moore, 1858
Species

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Alaudala is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. The genus name is a diminutive of Alauda.[1]

It contains the following species:

References

  1. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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