Biology:Erlanger's lark

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Short description: Species of bird

Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.121781 - Calandrella cinerea erlangeri (Neumann, 1840) - Alaudidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Calandrella
Species:
C. blanfordi
Subspecies:
C. b. erlangeri
Trinomial name
Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
(Neumann, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
  • Calandrella blanfordi fuertesi
  • Calandrella cinerea erlangeri
  • Calandrella cinerea ruficeps
  • Calandrella erlangeri
  • Tephrocorys cinerea erlangeri

Erlanger's lark (Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri) is a small passerine bird of the lark family endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia. The name of this bird commemorates the German ornithologist Carlo von Erlanger.

Calandrella erlangeri areal

It is considered to be a subspecies of Blanford's lark.[1] Alternate names include Erlanger's red-capped lark, Erlanger's short-toed lark and Ethiopian short-toed lark.

References

  1. ↑ "Calandrella erlangeri - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=FE025DB1&sec=summary&ssver=1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2224814 entry




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