Somali short-toed lark
| Somali short-toed lark | |
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| An 1897 illustration of the Somali short-toed lark | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Alaudala |
| Species: | A. somalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Alaudala somalica (Sharpe, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calandrella somalica[2] | |
The Somali short-toed lark (Alaudala somalica), also known as the rufous short-toed lark, is a small passerine bird.
This lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania in subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The subspecies A. a. athensis, endemic to Kenya, is sometimes split as the Athi short-toed lark, Alaudala athensis (Sharpe, 1900).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Calandrella somalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Ryan, P. "Somali Short-toed Lark (Calandrella somalica)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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