Sentinel Lark
Corypha athi(Hartert, EJO, 1900)
English (US) Sentinel Lark
The Sentinel Lark (Corypha athi) 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
- Corypha athi
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Sentinel Lark
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1900)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha athi athi
- Corypha athi harterti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mirafra africana athi
- Described by
- (Hartert, EJO, 1900)
- Type locality
- Athi Plains, Kenya Colony.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 7, no.1 p.46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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