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1 Taxonomy and systematics  



1.1  Subspecies  







2 Behaviour and ecology  



2.1  Food and feeding  







3 References  














Short-tailed lark






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Short-tailed lark
P. f. delamereiinSerengeti N.P.

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Spizocorys
Species:
S. fremantlii
Binomial name
Spizocorys fremantlii

(Lort Phillips, 1897)

Subspecies

See text

resident range
Synonyms
  • Calendula fremantlii
  • Galerida fremantlii
  • Pseudalaemon fremantlii

The short-tailed lark (Spizocorys fremantlii) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

The short-tailed lark was originally placed in the genus Calendula (which was subsequently renamed to Galerida) and then to the monotypic genus Pseudalaemon before it was re-classified to Spizocorys in 2014.[2][3]

Subspecies[edit]

Three subspecies are recognized:[4]

Behaviour and ecology[edit]

Food and feeding[edit]

The diet of the short-tailed lark consists mostly of vegetable material.[5]

Illustrated by Keulemans

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys fremantlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717407A94530727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717407A94530727.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  • ^ "Spizocorys fremantlii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  • ^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  • ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  • ^ Donald, Paul (2010-06-30). The Skylark. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408133347.
  • ^ "ITIS Report: Pseudalaemon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

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