Tibetan Lark
Melanocorypha maximaBlyth, E, 1867
English (US) Tibetan Lark
The Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima) 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: Tibetan plateau from northwestern India to central ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanocorypha maxima
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tibetan Lark
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1867
- Type locality
- Afghanistan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.3 p.46,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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