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Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor)

Alaudala rufescens minor (Cabanis, JL 1851)

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Alaudala
Scientific:
  Alaudala rufescens minor

Original description

Citation:
  (Cabanis, JL 1851)

Reference:
   Mus. Heineanum 1 p.123

Imprint year:
  1850-1851

Protonym:
  Calandritis minor

Type locality:
  Northeast Africa = Bir Hamam, southwest of Alexandria.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/196124#page/139/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1ACF0220E866D122

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1ACF0220

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1ACF0220

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922975

English:
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor)
French:
Alouette pispolette (minor)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Calandrella rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Calandrella rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor) ( Alaudala rufescens minor)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements, version 2017:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements, version 2018:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Clements, version 2019:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Alaudala rufescens minor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calandrella rufescens minor [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Alaudala rufescens [minor or nicolli]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


German: Stummel-Lerche
English: Common Lesser Short-toed Lark, Lesser short-toed lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark (minor), Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (minor)
French: Alouette pispolette, Alouette pispolette (minor)
Scientific: Alaudala rufescens minor, Calandrella pispoletta minor, Calandrella pispolitta minor, Calandrella rufescens minor, Calandritis minor

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