Sclater's lark
| Sclater's lark | |
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| S. sclateri (right) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. sclateri |
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| Spizocorys sclateri (Shelley, 1902) | |
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Sclater's lark (Spizocorys sclateri) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics
The common name and the Latin binomial commemorate the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.[2]
Sclater's Lark was originally placed within the genus Calandrella and some authorities continue to recognize that classification.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Spizocorys sclateri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 304.
External links
- Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds
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