Biology:Foxy lark
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. alopex
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| Calendulauda alopex (Sharpe, 1890)
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The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark (Calendulauda alopex) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, the foxy lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.[2] Not all authorities recognize this re-classification.[3] Alternate names for the foxy lark include the Abyssinian fawn-colored lark and Somali fawn-coloured bush lark. Clements has merged this bird with the fawn-colored lark.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- Masai fawn-coloured lark or Hewitt's clapper lark (C. a. intercedens) - (Reichenow, 1895): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Mirafra. Found from eastern and southern Ethiopia and western Somalia to eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
- C. a. alopex - (Sharpe, 1890): Found in extreme eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia
Distribution and habitat
The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2,[5] where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland.[6]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Calendulauda alopex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22717086A118709195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717086A118709195.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717086/118709195. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/.
- ↑ "Calendulauda alopex - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=CF87044518A23DE7.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.
- ↑ Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom; Matt Harding (2008). "Abyssinian Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8111&m=0.
- ↑ Alberto Mas (June 17, 2005). "Superfamily PASSEROIDEA". Picchio Verde. http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/passeriformes22.htm.
External links
- Abyssinian lark song[1] - xeno-canto
Wikidata ☰ Q27075407 entry
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- ↑ Note: Foxy lark song was recorded in Olongosai, Kenya on April 29, 2008
