Plains Lark
Corypha kabalii(White, CMN, 1943)
English (US) Plains Lark
The Plains Lark (Corypha kabalii) 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 kabalii
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Plains Lark
- Described by
- (White, CMN, 1943)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha kabalii kabalii
- Corypha kabalii irwini
- Corypha kabalii malbranti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mirafra africana kabalii
- Described by
- (White, CMN, 1943)
- Type locality
- Minyanya Plain, northwestern corner of the Balovale district of Northern Rhodesia, a few miles from the Angola border.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 64 p.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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