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Archer's or Sidamo Lark

Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis] (= Heteromirafra archeri) Clarke, SR 1920

Archer's lark, also known as Liben lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Somalia, Somaliland and Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The bird's common name and binomial commemorate the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Heteromirafra
Scientific:
  Heteromirafra archeri


Original description

Citation:
  Clarke, SR 1920

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 40 p.64

Protonym:
  Heteromirafra archeri

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100942#page/332/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  216207A9F6F28FD9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-216207A9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/216207A9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560425

Geographic range:

  • Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis]: southern Ethiopia (Liben Plain) and highlands of northwestern Somalia
English:
Archer's or Sidamo Lark
French:
Alouette d'Archer ou A. d'Érard


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Archer's or Sidamo Lark ( Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis])
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2021:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Liben Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Heteromirafra ruddi archeri [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Heteromirafra ruddi archeri [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Archer's Lark ( Heteromirafra archeri) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Heteromirafra [ruddi, archeri or sidamoensis]

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Catalan: alosa d'Archer
Czech: skřivan západosomálský
Danish: Somalilærke
German: Somalispornlerche
English: Archer's Lark, Archer's or Sidamo Lark, Liben Lark
English, HBW: Liben Lark
English (IOC): Archer's Lark
English (United States): Liben Lark
Esperanto: Arĉera alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra de Archer
Spanish (Spain): Alondra de Archer
Spanish (HBW): Liben Lark
Finnish: somalianruohikkokiuru
French: Alouette d’Archer, Alouette d'Archer, Alouette d'Archer ou A. d'Érard
Croatian: buramska ševa
Hungarian: szomáli pacsirta
Italian: Allodola di Archer
Japanese (romaji): somarianiseyabuhibari
Japanese: ソマリアニセヤブヒバリ
Scientific: Heteromirafra [archeri or sidamoensis], Heteromirafra archeri, Heteromirafra ruddi archeri
Lithuanian: Somalinis ilganagis vieversys
Dutch: Somalische Sporenleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Slettelerke
Norwegian: Hargeisalerke, Slettelerke
Polish: pazurczak samotny
Portuguese: cotovia-de-liben
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-de-archer
Russian: Жаворонок Арчера, Перепелиный жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok somálsky
Swedish: archerlärka
Turkish: Archer toygarı
Ukrainian: Шпорець сомалійський
Chinese: 阿切氏歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 阿契氏歌百靈

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