Biology:Stark's 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: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. starki
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| Spizocorys starki (Shelley, 1902)
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Stark's lark (Spizocorys starki) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Captain George Shelley named the species in honour of Arthur Stark.
Taxonomy and systematics
Stark's lark was originally classified in the genus Calandrella and was then moved from the genus Eremalauda to Spizocorys in 2009.[2] This species is alternately named as Stark's short-toed lark.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys starki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717372A94529483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717372A94529483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717372/94529483. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spizocorys starki. |
- Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds
Wikidata ☰ Q27075419 entry
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