Rusty Bush Lark
Calendulauda rufa(Lynes, H, 1920)
English (US) Rusty Bush Lark
The Rusty Bush Lark (Calendulauda rufa) 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 rufa
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rusty Bush Lark
- Described by
- (Lynes, H, 1920)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Calendulauda rufa nigriticola
- Calendulauda rufa rufa
- Calendulauda rufa lynesi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mirafra rufa
- Described by
- (Lynes, H, 1920)
- Type locality
- Juga Juga, 3000 feet, 15 miles ENE of El Fasher, Darfur.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 41 p.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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