Highland Lark
Corypha kurrae(Lynes, H, 1923)
English (US) Highland Lark
The Highland Lark (Corypha kurrae) 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 kurrae
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Highland Lark
- Described by
- (Lynes, H, 1923)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha kurrae kurrae
- Corypha kurrae batesi
- Corypha kurrae stresemanni
- Corypha kurrae bamendae
- Corypha kurrae henrici
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Mirafra africana kurrae
- Described by
- (Lynes, H, 1923)
- Type locality
- Kurra, 5,000 feet, Darfur.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 43 p.95
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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