Biology:Masked lark
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Short description: Species of bird
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| Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. personata
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| Binomial name | |
| Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895
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The masked lark (Spizocorys personata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
Some authorities have placed the masked lark in the genus Calandrella.[2]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- S. p. personata - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia
- S. p. yavelloensis - (Benson, 1947): Found in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
- S. p. mcchesneyi - (Williams, JG, 1957): Found on the Marsabit Plateau (northern Kenya)
- S. p. intensa - (Rothschild, 1931): Found in central Kenya
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys personata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717364A94529008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717364A94529008.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717364/94529008. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Spizocorys personata - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=419AEB97D5AD0CDB.
- ↑ "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.
Wikidata ☰ Q1586651 entry
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