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Ammomanes
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN8807 (7).jpg
Rufous-tailed lark(Ammomanes phoenicura)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Ammomanes
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Ammomanes pallida [1]
Cabanis 1851
Species

3, see text

Ammomanes is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

It contains the following three species: [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Desert Lark - Marocco 07 3548 (16761239189).jpg Ammomanes deserti Desert lark from Morocco to western India
Bar-tailed Lark (4989718826).jpg Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed lark from Morocco to Pakistan
Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicurus) in Kawal WS, AP W IMG 2004.jpg Ammomanes phoenicura Rufous-tailed lark India and parts of Pakistan

Additionally, some authorities continue to place Gray's lark within the genus Ammomanes. [3]

Former species

Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus Ammomanes include:

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References

  1. "Alaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Nicators, reedling, larks". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Ammomanopsis grayi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  4. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  5. "Calendulauda burra - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. "Calendulauda barlowi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. "Eremalauda dunni - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-19.