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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Calendulauda

Higher classification
  
Calendulauda

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alaudidae

Scientific name
  
Calendulauda alopex

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Calendulauda, Pink‑breasted lark, Gillett's lark, Short‑tailed lark, Lark

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The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark (Calendulauda alopex) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa.

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Taxonomy and systematics

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Formerly, the foxy lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009. Not all authorities recognize this re-classification. Alternate names for the foxy lark include the Abyssinian fawn-colored lark and Somali fawn-coloured bush lark.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

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  • Masai fawn-coloured lark or Hewitt's clapper lark (C. a. intercedens) - (Reichenow, 1895): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Mirafra. Found from eastern and southern Ethiopia and western Somalia to eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania.
  • C. a. alopex - (Sharpe, 1890): Found in extreme eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia

    • Distribution and habitat

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    The foxy lark has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 km2, where it is found in dense, thorny scrubland.

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    References

    Foxy lark Wikipedia
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