Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella dukhunensis(Sykes, WH, 1832)
English (US) Mongolian Short-toed Lark
The Mongolian Short-toed Lark (Calandrella dukhunensis) 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.
Range: breeds in central and eastern Mongolia, and possibly in adjacent China; reported in China eastward to Liaoning, but breeding in China is not confirmed, and most or all records may refer to migrants; migrant also in northern Myanmar; winters in central and southern IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Calandrella dukhunensis
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda Dukhunensis
- Described by
- (Sykes, WH, 1832)
- Type locality
- Dukhun, India.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.18 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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