Scientific name Calandrella Higher classification Lark Order Passerine | Family Alaudidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Greater short‑toed lark, Lesser short‑toed lark, Red‑capped lark, Asian short‑toed lark, Hume's short‑toed lark | ||
Lesser short toed lark calandrella rufescens pseudobaetica
Calandrella is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Contents
- Lesser short toed lark calandrella rufescens pseudobaetica
- Calandrella cristata
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Extant species
- Extinct species
- Former species
- References
Calandrella cristata
Taxonomy and systematics
Established by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829, the genus Calandrella has six extant and at least one extinct species. The genus name Calandrella is a diminutive of Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark. Four of the species in the genus use the shortened name of short-toed lark as an alternate name.
Extant species
There are six species recognized in the genus:
Extinct species
There is at least one fossil species included in this genus:
Former species
Formerly or presently, some authorities have classified the following species as belonging to the genus Calandrella:
References
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