Red lark
| Red lark | |
|---|---|
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| In Northern Cape, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. burra |
| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda burra (Bangs, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Certhilauda burra | |
The red lark (Calendulauda burra[2]), also known as the ferruginous lark, is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Certhilauda burra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Note: the name "burra" comes from the Sindhi name "Boro" for Lanius vittatus. At the time of its naming, J. E. Gray was with the wildlife art collections of Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1755-1835), who was an inveterate collector of natural history drawings in India. Hardwicke was involved in the second Rohilla War (1797-1803) in Afghanistan. It is possible that this word was taken from something written on the original drawings. Lanius burra Gray, 1834. Pittie, Aasheesh (2004). "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Buceros 9 (2). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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