Somali Lark
Corypha somalica(Witherby, HF, 1903)
English (US) Somali Lark
The Somali Lark (Corypha somalica) 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 somalica
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Lark
- Described by
- (Witherby, HF, 1903)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha somalica somalica
- Corypha somalica ashi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhilauda somalica
- Described by
- (Witherby, HF, 1903)
- Type locality
- Dibbit, Somaliland [Col. PI., Ibis, 1905, pi. 10, p. 512].
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14 p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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