Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Alaudala rufescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
The Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (Alaudala rufescens) 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 rufescens
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Alaudala rufescens rufescens
- Alaudala rufescens apetzii
- Alaudala rufescens minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- A[lauda] rufescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 29 p.516
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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