Sun Lark
Galerida modestaHeuglin, MT, 1864
English (US) Sun Lark
The Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) 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
- Galerida modesta
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sun Lark
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1864
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Galerida modesta modesta
- Galerida modesta nigrita
- Galerida modesta struempelli
- Galerida modesta bucolica
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1864
- Type locality
- Bongo, Bahr el Ghazal.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 12, no.70 p.274
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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