Sand Lark
Alaudala raytal(Blyth, E, 1845)
English (US) Sand Lark
The Sand Lark (Alaudala raytal) 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 raytal
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sand Lark
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Alaudala raytal raytal
- Alaudala raytal adamsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda raytal
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
- Type locality
- Lucknow.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13, pt.2, no.156 p.962
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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