Somali Short-toed Lark
Alaudala somalicaSharpe, RB, 1895
English (US) Somali Short-toed Lark
The Somali Short-toed Lark (Alaudala somalica) 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 somalica
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Alaudala somalica perconfusa
- Alaudala somalica somalica
- Alaudala somalica megaensis
- Alaudala somalica athensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alaudula somalica
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1895
- Type locality
- Haud, Somaliland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895, pt.3 p.472
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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