Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Red-capped Lark
The Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea) 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 cinerea
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-capped Lark
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Calandrella cinerea rufipecta
- Calandrella cinerea williamsi
- Calandrella cinerea saturatior
- Calandrella cinerea spleniata
- Calandrella cinerea cinerea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda cinerea
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Barnaul, Siberia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.798
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Galerida cristata
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Blanford's Lark
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Rufous-capped Lark
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Greater Short-toed Lark
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Hume's Short-toed Lark
Calandrella acutirostris
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica
Tibetan Lark
Melanocorypha maxima
Black Lark
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