Masked lark
| Masked lark | |
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| Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. personata |
| Binomial name | |
| Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 | |
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The masked lark (Spizocorys personata) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
Some authorities have placed the masked lark in the genus Calandrella.[2]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- S. p. personata - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia
- S. p. yavelloensis - (Benson, 1947): Found in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
- S. p. mcchesneyi - (Williams, JG, 1957): Found on the Marsabit Plateau (northern Kenya)
- S. p. intensa - (Rothschild, 1931): Found in central Kenya
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Spizocorys personata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Spizocorys personata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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