Mongolian Lark
Melanocorypha mongolica(Pallas, PS, 1776)
English (US) Mongolian Lark
The Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica) 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: breeds high steppes of Mongolia and northern China; winters to central ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melanocorypha mongolica
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mongolian Lark
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda mongolica
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1776)
- Type locality
- 'salt plains between the Onon and Argun rivers', northern Mongolia.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 3 p.697
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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