Order Passeriformes Genus Alaudala | Phylum Chordata Family Alaudidae Scientific name Calandrella cheleensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Lark, Bird, Calandrella, Hume's short‑toed lark, Mongolian lark | ||
Asian short toed lark
The Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found from south-central to eastern Asia.
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Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly or presently, some authorities have considered the Asian short-toed lark to belong to the genus Calandrella or to be a subspecies of the lesser short-toed lark. Alternate names for the Asian short-toed lark include the Asiatic short-toed lark, Eastern short-toed lark (a name also used by the Steppe greater short-toed lark), grey short-toed lark, Mongolian short-toed lark (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Calandrella dukhunensis), salined lark and salt-marsh lark.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized:
References
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