Alaudala [rufescens, heini or cheleensis] (Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark)

Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark

Alaudala [rufescens, heini or cheleensis] (= Alaudala rufescens) (Vieillot, 1819)

The Mediterranean short-toed lark is a small passerine bird found in and around the Mediterranean Basin. It is a common bird with a very wide range from Canary Islands north to the Iberian Peninsula and east throughout North Africa to parts of the Middle East. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Vieillot, 1819)

Reference:
Tabl.Encyc.Meth.Orn. p.322

Protonym:
A[lauda] rufescens

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19431087

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
29ADFACD1BEC9C2A

Avibase ID:
avibase-29ADFACD

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/29ADFACD

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558985

Geographic range:

Alaudala rufescens [rufescens or polatzeki]: Canary Islands (Tenerife, where perhaps extirpated, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote)
Alaudala rufescens [minor or nicolli]: northern Africa (from Morocco east to Egypt) and from southern Turkey south to the Sinai Peninsula and east to Iraq
Alaudala rufescens apetzii: S Iberian Peninsula
Alaudala heinei [heinei or pseudobaetica]: breeds from Ukraine and eastern Turkey east to eastern Kazakhstan and (disjunctly?) to southern Mongolia; wintering in the Middle East and southwestern Asia
Alaudala heinei persica: S Iraq and Iran to se Afghanistan
Alaudala heinei [aharonii or niethammeri]: breeds central Turkey (Anatolian high plateau); partially migratory, wintering to central Syria
Alaudala cheleensis cheleensis: E Transbaikalia and n Mongolia to ne China
Alaudala cheleensis leucophaea: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (south of the Kyzylkum Desert),and western and southern Kazakhstan, east to Lake Balkhash and the Fergana Basin; winters in southwestern Asia
Alaudala cheleensis [kukunoorensis, seebohmi, beicki, stegmanni or tangutica]: northwestern and north central China (Xinjiang and northeastern Tibet to Gansu and Ningxia) and southwestern Mongolia
Alaudala cheleensis tuvinica: southern Siberia (Tuva Republic) and northwestern Mongolia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark
Czech:
skřivánek čínský/menší
Danish:
Dværglærke/Mongolsk Dværglærke
German:
Salz-/Stummellerche
Spanish:
Terrera Mongola/Marismeña
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera mongola/marismeña
French:
Alouette pispolette, A. de Heine ou A. de Swinhoe
Icelandic:
Salt-/stúflævirki
Japanese (romaji):
ajiakohibari/kohibari
Japanese:
アジアコヒバリ/コヒバリ
Norwegian:
saltdverglerke/flekkdverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk mongolski/mały
Russian:
Солончаковый/Серый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok ázijský/malý
Serbian:
Istočna/Azijska mala ševa
Swedish:
dvärglärka/mongolisk dvärglärka
Chinese:
亚洲短趾百灵/小短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
亞洲/小短趾百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens, heini or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala [rufescens, heini or cheleensis])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
Clements, version 2015: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 4]
eBird version 1.50: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens)
eBird version 2017: Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens)
eBird version 2018: Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens)
eBird version 2019: Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella rufescens) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lesser Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala rufescens) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Alaudala [rufescens, heini, cheleensis, somalica or athensis]

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Other synonyms

Arabic: القبرة الصغيرة
Azerbaijani: Boz torağayı
Bulgarian: Азиатска сива / Сива чучулига, Сива чучулига
Catalan: Terrerola rogenca, Terrola de prat
Catalan (Balears): Terrola de prat
Czech: skřivánek čínský/menší, Skrivánek menší, skřivánek menší
Welsh: Ehedydd llwyd lleiaf
Danish: Dværglærke, Dværglærke/Mongolsk Dværglærke
German: Salz-/Stummellerche, Stummellerche
Greek: Μικρογαλιάντρα της Ερήμου
Greek (Cypriot): Στικτοτρασιηλούδα
English: Asian Short-toed Lark, Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed or Asian Short-toed Lark, Mediterranean, Turkestan or Asian Short-toed Lark
English, HBW: Lesser Short-toed Lark
English (IOC): Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark
English (United States): Asian/Lesser Short-toed Lark
Esperanto: Malgranda alaŭdo
Spanish: Terrera Marismeña, Terrera Mongola/Marismeña
Spanish (Spain): Terrera Mongola/Marismeña
Spanish (HBW): Terrera marismeña
Estonian: kõnnu-väikelõoke
Basque: Terrerola rogenca , Txoriandre pispoleta
Persian: چکاوک پنجه کوتاه آسیایی / کوتاه کوچک
Finnish: Pikkukiuru
French: Alouette de Swinhoe, Alouette de Swinhoe ou A. pispolette, Alouette pispolette, Alouette pispolette ou A. de Swinhoe, Alouette pispolette, A. de Heine ou A. de Swinhoe
Irish: MionFhuiseog Ladharghearr
Galician: Calandriña das marismas, Terrerola rogenca
Hebrew: עפרונן גמד, עפרונן גמדי
Hungarian: csíkos szikipacsirta
Armenian: [Mokhraguyn Artuyt ], Մոխրագույն Արտույտ
Icelandic: Salt-/stúflævirki, Stúflævirki
Italian: Calandrina, Pispoletta, Prispoletta
Japanese (romaji): ajiakohibari/kohibari, kohibari, Ko-hibari
Japanese: アジアコヒバリ/コヒバリ, コヒバリ
Japanese (Kanji): 小雲雀
Georgian: მცირე მოკლეთითა ტოროლა
Kazakh: Сұр бозторғай
Kazakh (Transliteration): sur boz-torğay
Korean: 북방쇠종다리
Scientific: A[lauda] rufescens, Alauda rufescens, Alaudala [rufescens or cheleensis], Alaudala [rufescens, heini or cheleensis], Alaudala cheleensis/rufescens, Alaudala rufescens, Alaudala rufescens rufescens, Calandrella [rufescens or cheleensis], Calandrella pispolitta, Calandrella rufescens, Calandrella rufescens rufescens
Lithuanian: Pilkasis trumpapirštis vieversys, Pilkasis vieversys
Mongolian: Дэрсний/Орог жиргэмэл, Орог бор бялзуумар, Орог жиргэмэл
Mongolian (Transliteration): orog bor byalzuumar, orog jireg mel
Maltese: Bilbla Sekonda
Dutch: Kleine Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian: Flekkdverglerke, saltdverglerke/flekkdverglerke
Polish: skowronczyk maly, Skowrończyk mały, skowrończyk mongolski/mały, Skowronek karłowaty
Pinyin: xiǎo duǎn-zhǐ bǎi-líng
Portuguese: Calhandrinha-das-marismas, calhandrinha das marismas
Portuguese (Portugal): Calhandrinha-asiática/Calhandrinha-das-marismas
Romansh: lodola da la detta curta nanina
Romanian: Ciocârlie mică
Russian: Жаворонок серый, Серый жаворонок, Солончаковый/Серый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránka malá, škovránok ázijský/malý
Slovenian: mali škrjancek, mali škrjanček, mali škrjanec
Serbian: Istočna/Azijska mala ševa, Španska ševa, Шпанска шева
Swedish: Dvärglärka, dvärglärka/mongolisk dvärglärka
Turkish: Çorak Toygarı, çorak toygary, Küçük Kısa-Parmak Tarla Kuşu, Tuzcul/çorak toygarı, Сұр бозторғай
Ukrainian: Жайворонок сірий , Сірий жайворонок
Chinese: 亚洲短趾百灵/小短趾百灵, 亞洲短趾百靈, 小沙百灵, 小短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 亞洲/小短趾百靈, 小短趾百靈