Pink-billed lark

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Pink-billed lark
Pink-billed Lark (Spizocorys conirostris) (8077320401).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Spizocorys
Species:
S. conirostris
Binomial name
Spizocorys conirostris
(Sundevall, 1850)
Subspecies

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Range
Synonyms
  • Alauda conirostris
  • Calandrella conirostris

The pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is described as having a low breeding success rate. [2]

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Taxonomy and systematics

The pink-billed lark was originally classified within the genus Alauda . Some authorities have placed the pink-billed lark in the genus Calandrella . [3]

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized: [4]

Vocalizations

Twelve types of vocalizations have been recorded. [5]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys conirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22717352A94528403. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717352A94528403.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Engelbrecht, G. Derek; Masotla, Makhudu J. (2021-04-28). "Breeding ecology of the Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) in the Limpopo Province, South Africa" . The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 132 (3). doi:10.1676/19-27. ISSN   1559-4491.
  3. "Spizocorys conirostris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  4. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .
  5. 1 2 Engelbrecht, Derek (2021-12-13). "Vocalizations and song flight of Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris". Afrotropical Bird Biology: Journal of the Natural History of African Birds. 1 (1). doi: 10.15641/abb.v1i.1095 . ISSN   2790-0592.