Gillett's Lark
Calendulauda gilletti(Sharpe, RB, 1895)
English (US) Gillett's Lark
The Gillett's Lark (Calendulauda gilletti) 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
- Calendulauda gilletti
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gillett's Lark
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1895)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Calendulauda gilletti gilletti
- Calendulauda gilletti degodiensis
- Calendulauda gilletti arorihensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mirafra gilletti
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1895)
- Type locality
- no locality = Sibbe, Ogaden country, Somaliland.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 4 p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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