Heteromirafra

Heteromirafra
Rudd's lark in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Heteromirafra Grant, 1913
Type species
Heteronyx ruddi [1] C.H.B. Grant, 1908
Species
2, See text
range of genus [2] [3]
Synonyms
Heteronyx

Heteromirafra is a small genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae.

Taxonomy and systematics

The name "long-clawed lark" has been used to describe both species in this genus. ^{[4] [5]}

Species

The genus contains two extant species: ^[6]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Heteromirafra ruddi(Grant, 1908)	Rudd's lark	South Africa
	Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, 1920	Archer's lark	Somalia and Ethiopia

References

1. "Alaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. p. 26. ISBN   0-620-20730-2 . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. Ash, John; Atkins, John; Shirihai, Hadoram (2009). Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: an atlas of distribution. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN   9781408109793.
4. "Heteromirafra archeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
5. "Heteromirafra ruddi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Nicators, reedling, larks". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 July 2018.