Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Desert Lark
The Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti) 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
- Ammomanes deserti
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Desert Lark
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 22 subspecies for this species.
- Ammomanes deserti payni
- Ammomanes deserti algeriensis
- Ammomanes deserti whitakeri
- Ammomanes deserti mya
- Ammomanes deserti geyri
- Ammomanes deserti kollmannspergeri
- Ammomanes deserti deserti
- Ammomanes deserti erythrochroa
- Ammomanes deserti isabellina
- Ammomanes deserti samharensis
- Ammomanes deserti taimuri
- Ammomanes deserti assabensis
- Ammomanes deserti akeleyi
- Ammomanes deserti azizi
- Ammomanes deserti saturata
- Ammomanes deserti insularis
- Ammomanes deserti annae
- Ammomanes deserti cheesmani
- Ammomanes deserti parvirostris
- Ammomanes deserti orientalis
- Ammomanes deserti iranica
- Ammomanes deserti phoenicuroides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda deserti
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Aegypto super (Upper Egypt)
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Larks
Cape Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris
Rufous-rumped Lark
Pinarocorys erythropygia
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Thick-billed Lark
Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
Rufous-tailed Lark
Ammomanes phoenicura
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix australis
Madagascar Lark
Eremopterix hova
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix signatus
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps
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