Red-winged Lark
Corypha hypermetra(Reichenow, A, 1879)
English (US) Red-winged Lark
The Red-winged Lark (Corypha hypermetra) 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 hypermetra
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Red-winged Lark
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1879)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha hypermetra gallarum
- Corypha hypermetra hypermetra
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spilocorydon hypermetrus
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1879)
- Type locality
- Kibaradja [Tana River, Kenya Colony].
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Centralblatt 4 p.155
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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