Hume's Short-toed Lark
Calandrella acutirostrisHume, AO, 1873
English (US) Hume's Short-toed Lark
The Hume's Short-toed Lark (Calandrella acutirostris) 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
- Calandrella acutirostris
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hume's Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1873
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Calandrella acutirostris acutirostris
- Calandrella acutirostris tibetana
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1873
- Type locality
- Balakchi and the Karakash, [Sughet River, Hill Yarkand].
- Original description
- Lahore to Yārkand (etc.) p.265
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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