Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Alaudala heinei(Homeyer, EF, 1873)
English (US) Turkestan Short-toed Lark
The Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei) 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
- Alaudala heinei
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- (Homeyer, EF, 1873)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Alaudala heinei heinei
- Alaudala heinei aharonii
- Alaudala heinei persica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Calandritis Heinei
- Described by
- (Homeyer, EF, 1873)
- Type locality
- Volga region.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 21, no.123 p.197
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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