Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla(Leisler, JPA, 1814)
English (US) Greater Short-toed Lark
The Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) 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 brachydactyla
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- (Leisler, JPA, 1814)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla
- Calandrella brachydactyla hungarica
- Calandrella brachydactyla rubiginosa
- Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis
- Calandrella brachydactyla woltersi
- Calandrella brachydactyla artemisiana
- Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis
- Calandrella brachydactyla orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda brachydactila
- Described by
- (Leisler, JPA, 1814)
- Type locality
- France and Italy = Montpellier, France.
- Original description
- Annalen der Wetterauischen Gesellschaft für die gesammte Naturkunde 3 p.357 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Larks
Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
Blanford's Lark
Calandrella blanfordi
Rufous-capped Lark
Calandrella eremica
Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella dukhunensis
Hume's Short-toed Lark
Calandrella acutirostris
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
Tibetan Lark
Melanocorypha maxima
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