| Somali lark | |
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| Illustration by Herbert Goodchild | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Corypha |
| Species: | C. somalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Corypha somalica (Witherby, 1903) | |
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The Somali lark (Corypha somalica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Somalia. Ash's lark is now considered to be a subspecies.
The Somali lark was formally described in 1903 by the British ornithologist Harry Witherby under the binomial name Certhilauda somalica. [2] [3] The species was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra . It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus Corypha based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. [4] [5]
The term "Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for both Archer's lark and the russet lark. [6] The term "red Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for the russet lark. [7] Other alternate names include "red Somali lark", "Somali bushlark" and "Somali long-billed lark".
Two subspecies are recognized: [4]
The subspecies C. s. ashi was formerly treated as a separate species, Ash's lark. It is now considered to be a subspecies of the Somali lark based on molecular genetic and behavioral evidence, as well as a shared type locality. [4] [8] It was originally described by the ornithologist Peter Colston in 1982 under the binomial name Mirafra ashi. Colston chose the specific epithet to honour the ornithologist John Ash who had collected the specimen. [9]
The range of M. somalica is somewhat large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 270,000 km2. [1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [10]
The Bengal bush lark or Bengal lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Asia.
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The Indian bush lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in South Asia.
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The eastern clapper lark is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of its display flight.
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The russet lark, also known as Sharpe's lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Somalia.
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The Kidepo lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in South Sudan and Uganda. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red-winged lark.
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