Blanford's Lark
Calandrella blanfordi(Shelley, GE, 1902)
English (US) Blanford's Lark
The Blanford's Lark (Calandrella blanfordi) 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 blanfordi
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blanford's Lark
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1902)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Calandrella blanfordi blanfordi
- Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tephrocorys blanfordi
- Described by
- (Shelley, GE, 1902)
- Type locality
- Senafe, Tigre district, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian Region 3 p.128 pl.21 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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