Athi short-toed lark

Athi short-toed lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Alaudala
Species:	A. athensis
Binomial name
	Alaudala athensis; (Sharpe, 1900)
Synonyms
	Alaudala somalica athensis; Calandrella athensis; Calandrella rufescens athensis; Calandrella somalica athensis; Spizocorys athensis;

The Athi short-toed lark (Alaudala athensis) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.^[1]

Taxonomy and systematics[]

The Athi short-toed lark was originally described as belonging to the genus Spizocorys and was then classified as belonging to the genus Calandrella until moved to Alaudala in 2014.^[2]^[3] Formerly or presently, some authorities consider the Athi short-toed lark as a subspecies of the Somali short-toed lark or of the Mediterranean short-toed lark. Alternate names for the Athi short-toed lark include the Athi lark and Kenya short-toed lark (a name also used by the Damara pink-billed lark).

References[]

^ "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
^ "Alaudala athensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

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[1] "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

[2] "Alaudala athensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

[3] "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

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