Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgulaFranklin, J, 1831
English (US) Oriental Skylark
The Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Alauda gulgula
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Oriental Skylark
- Described by
- Franklin, J, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Alauda gulgula inconspicua
- Alauda gulgula lhamarum
- Alauda gulgula australis
- Alauda gulgula inopinata
- Alauda gulgula vernayi
- Alauda gulgula gulgula
- Alauda gulgula weigoldi
- Alauda gulgula coelivox
- Alauda gulgula wattersi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda Gulgula
- Described by
- Franklin, J, 1831
- Type locality
- Ganges between Calcutta and Benares, or Vindhya Hills; restricted to between Calcutta and Benares by Whistler, 1936, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 38, p. 767.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.10 p.119
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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