The rufous-tailed lark, also sometimes called the rufous-tailed finch-lark, is a ground bird found in the drier open stony habitats of India and parts of Pakistan. Like other species in the genus it has a large finch-like bill with a slightly curved edge to the upper mandible. The dull brown colour matches the soil as it forages for grass seeds, grain and insects. Males and females are indistinguishable in the field but during the breeding season, the male has a courtship display that involves flying up steeply and then nose-diving and pulling up in a series of stepped wavy dips accompanied by calling. They forage on the ground in pairs or small groups. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Franklin, J 1831)
Reference:
Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London
1, no.10 p.119
Protonym:
Mirafra phoenicura
Type locality:
on the Ganges between Calcutta and Benares or the Vindhya Hills between Benares and Gurrah Mundela on the Narbudda; Hartert (1904) accepts the latter place as type locality.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16559#page/133/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
0E1F8A50C06E1D74
Avibase ID:
avibase-0E1F8A50
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0E1F8A50
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916561
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ammomane à queue rouge ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ammomane à queue rouge ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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Clements 3rd edition: Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rufous-tailed Desert Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Rufous-tailed Desert Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicura) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ammomanes phoenicurus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ammomanes phoenicurus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ammomanes phoenicurus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rufous-tailed Lark ( Ammomanes phoenicurus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ammomanes phoenicura [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ammomanes phoenicura [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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