Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Calandra Lark
The Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) 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
- Melanocorypha calandra
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Calandra Lark
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melanocorypha calandra calandra
- Melanocorypha calandra psammochroa
- Melanocorypha calandra gaza
- Melanocorypha calandra hebraica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda calandra
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Pyrenees.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.288
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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