Malabar Lark
Galerida malabarica(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Malabar Lark
The Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica) 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.
Range: arid western peninsular IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Galerida malabarica
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malabar Lark
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda malabarica
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- China = Malabar Coast, ex Sonnerat.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.94
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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