Biology:Ammomanes

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Short description: Genus of birds

Ammomanes
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN8807 (7).jpg
Rufous-tailed lark(Ammomanes phoenicura)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Ammomanes
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Ammomanes pallida[1]
Cabanis 1851
Species

3, see text

Ammomanes is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

It contains the following three species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Desert Lark - Marocco 07 3548 (16761239189).jpg Ammomanes deserti Desert lark from Morocco to western India
Bar-tailed Lark (4989718826).jpg Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed lark from Morocco to Pakistan
Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) in Kawal WS, AP W IMG 2004.jpg Ammomanes phoenicura Rufous-tailed lark India and parts of Pakistan

Additionally, some authorities continue to place Gray's lark within the genus Ammomanes.[3]

Former species

Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Ammomanes include:

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2087565 entry