Calendulauda
Genus of birds
Calendulauda is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. Established by Edward Blyth in 1855, it contains eight species.
01Taxonomy and systematics
The genus Calendulauda was introduced by the English zoologist Edward Blyth in 1855 with the Karoo lark as the type species. 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 contains eight species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendulauda rufa | Rusty bush lark | central and west Africa | ||
| Calendulauda sabota | Sabota lark | southern Africa | ||
| Calendulauda poecilosterna | Pink-breasted lark | southeastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia through Kenya to southern Somalia, northeastern Tanzania and eastern Uganda | ||
| Calendulauda gilletti | Gillett's lark | east Africa | ||
| Calendulauda africanoides | Fawn-coloured lark (includes Foxy lark) | south-central and east-central Africa | ||
| Calendulauda albescens | Karoo lark | South Africa | ||
| Calendulauda burra | Red lark | western South Africa and possibly Namibia | ||
| Calendulauda erythrochlamys | Dune lark (includes Barlow's lark) | Namibia and northwest South Africa | - |
Sources and credits
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- Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota).jpg by Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0
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