Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Passerine | Family Alaudidae Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Dune lark, Foxy lark, Red lark, Barlow's lark, Pink‑breasted lark | ||
Boomslang dispholidus typus predation on sabota lark calendulauda sabota nest mpg
Calendulauda is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. Established by Edward Blyth in 1855, it contains eight species:
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Taxonomy and systematics
The name Calendulauda is a combination of the names of two other lark genera: Calendula and Alauda. All of the species in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Mirafra and several were also formerly assigned to the genera Alauda and Certhilauda.
Species
The genus Calendulauda has eight extant species:
References
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