The short-tailed lark (Spizocorys fremantlii) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
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| P. f. delamerei in Serengeti N.P. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. fremantlii
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| Spizocorys fremantlii (Lort Phillips, 1897)
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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]
- Somali short-tailed lark (S. f. fremantlii) - (Lort Phillips, 1897): Found in south-eastern Ethiopia and Somalia
- S. f. megaensis - (Benson, 1946): Found in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
- Kenya short-tailed lark (S. f. delamerei) - (Sharpe, 1900): Originally described as a separate species. Found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania
Behaviour and ecology edit
Food and feeding edit
The diet of the short-tailed lark consists mostly of vegetable material.[5]
References edit
- ^ 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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