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Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark

Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis] (= Calandrella brachydactyla) (Leisler, JPA 1814)

The greater short-toed lark is a small passerine bird. The current scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the calandra lark, and brachydactila is from brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Calandrella
Scientific:
  Calandrella brachydactyla

Original description

Citation:
  (Leisler, JPA 1814)

Reference:
   Ann. Wetterau. Gesell. Naturk. 3 p.357 pl.19

Protonym:
  Alauda brachydactila

Type locality:
  France and Italy = Montpellier, France.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  34DD099CCBC8DCD7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-34DD099C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/34DD099C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558980

Geographic range:

  • Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla: Mediterranean environs and islands
  • Calandrella brachydactyla [longipennis or orientalis]: breeds plains north of the Caucasus to Ukraine and eastward to northern Mongolia and northeastern China; winters Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India
  • Calandrella brachydactyla rubiginosa: northern Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia); Malta
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hungarica: Hungary
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis: Sinai Peninsula to far southern Türkiye and eastern Syria
  • Calandrella brachydactyla woltersi: northwestern Syria and adjacent southern Türkiye
  • Calandrella brachydactyla artemisiana: Türkiye, Transcaucasia, and northwestern Iran
  • Calandrella dukhunensis: breeds in central and eastern Mongolia, and possibly in adjacent China; reported in China eastward to Liaoning, but breeding in China is not confirmed, and most or all records may refer to migrants; migrant also in northern Myanmar; winters in central and southern India
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Czech:
skřivánek krátkoprstý/tibetský
Danish:
Korttået Lærke/Syke's Lærke
German:
Kurzzehen-/Chinalerche
Spanish:
Terrera Común/Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera común/oriental
French:
Alouette calandrelle ou A. de Sykes
Japanese (romaji):
himekoutenshi/saikusuhimekoutenshi
Japanese:
ヒメコウテンシ/サイクスヒメコウテンシ
Norwegian:
dverglerke/tibetdverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk krótkopalcowy/smugowany
Portuguese (Portugal):
calhandrinha-comum/calhandrinha-oriental
Russian:
Малый/Восточный жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránka krátkoprstá/mongolská
Serbian:
Mala ševa/Sajkova mala ševa
Swedish:
korttålärka/mongolisk korttålärka
Chinese:
大短趾百灵/蒙古短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
大/賽氏短趾百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 2]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Alouette calandrelle ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette calandrelle ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactila) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2018:
Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2019:
Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2021:
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2022:
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2023:
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
eBird version 2024:
Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calandrella brachydactyla [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calandrella brachydactyla [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Calandrella [brachydactyla, dukhunensis, blanfordi or erlangeri]

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Arabic: القبرة قصيرة الاصبع, نقر
Asturian: Calandra Pequena, Calandria Piqueña
Bulgarian: Късопръста чучулига
Bengali: বড় ভোঁতাভরত
Catalan: terrerola comuna, Terrerola vulgar, Terrola
Catalan (Balears): Terrola
Czech: Skřivánek krátkoprstý, skřivánek krátkoprstý/tibetský
Welsh: Ehedydd Llwyd
Danish: Korttået lærke, Korttået Lærke/Syke's Lærke
German: Kurzzehen-/Chinalerche, Kurzzehenlerche, Kurzzehen-Lerche
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκή) Μικρογαλιάντρα, Μικρογαλιάντρα, Τρασιηλούδα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιηλούδα
English: European Short-toed Lark, Greater or Mongolian Short-toed Lark, Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark, Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark
English (Bangladesh): Greater/Eastern Short-toed Lark
English, HBW: Greater/Eastern Short-toed Lark
English (India): Greater/Mongolian (Sykes's) Short-toed Lark
English (IOC): Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark
English (United States): Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark, Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark
Esperanto: mallongfingra alaûdo
Spanish: Terrera, Terrera Comun, Terrera Común, Terrera Común/Oriental, Terrera Grande
Spanish (Spain): Terrera común/oriental
Estonian: välja-väikelõoke
Basque: Terrerola vulgar , Txoriandre arrunta
Persian: چکاوک پنجه‌کوتاه
Finnish: Lyhytvarvaskiuru
Faroese: Eyrlerkur
French: Alouette calandrelle, Alouette calandrelle ou A. de Sykes
Irish: Fuiseog Ladharghearr
Galician: calandriña común, Terrerola vulgar
Hebrew: עפרונן קצר אצבעות, עפרונן קצר־אצבעות, עפרונן קצר-אצבעות, עפרונן קצר-אצבעות/מונגולי
Croatian: Kratkoprsta Ševa
Hungarian: Sziki pacsirta, Szikipacsirta
Armenian: [Pokr Artuyt ], Փոքր Առտույտ, Փոքր արտույտ
Icelandic: Sandlævirki
Italian: Calandrella, Calandrella eurasiatica
Japanese (romaji): hime kōtenshi, himekoutenshi, Hime-koutenshi, himekoutenshi/saikusuhimekoutenshi, Somariihimekoutenshi
Japanese: ソマリイヒメコウテンシ, ヒメコウテンシ, ヒメコウテンシ/サイクスヒメコウテンシ
Japanese (Kanji): 姫告天子
Georgian: დიდი მოკლეთითა ტოროლა
Kazakh: Малый жаворонок
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişi boz-torğay
Korean: 쇠종다리
Korean (Transliteration): soe-jongdari
Scientific: Alauda brachydactila, Alauda cinerea, Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis], Calandrella brachydactila, Calandrella brachydactyla, Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla, Calandrella brachydactyla/dukhunensis, Calandrella cinerea, Calandrella cinerea brachydactyla, Calandrella cinerea cinerea
Lithuanian: Didysis trumpapirštis vieversys, Trumpapirštis vieversys
Latvian: īspirkstu cīrulis
Macedonian: мала чучулига
Mongolian: Бялзуумар, Талын жиргэмэл, Талын/Монгол жиргэмэл
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠬᠣᠷ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠪᠣᠭᠱᠣᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Охор хуруут богширго
Mongolian (Transliteration): byalzuumar, okhor khuruut bogshorg, taliŋ jireg mel
Maltese: Bilbla
Dutch: Kortteen leeuwerik, Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian: Dverglerke, dverglerke/tibetdverglerke
Polish: Kalandra szara, skowronczyk krótkopalcowy, skowrończyk krótkopalcowy, skowrończyk krótkopalcowy/smugowany
Pinyin: bái-méi, dà duǎn-zhǐ bǎi-líng, duǎn-zhǐ bǎi-líng, duǎn-zhǐ shā bǎi-líng
Portuguese: calhandrinha, calhandrinha comum, Calhandrinha-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): calhandrinha-comum/calhandrinha-oriental
Romansh: lodola de la detta curta, lodola detta curta
Romanian: Ciocârlie de stol
Russian: Малый жаворонок, Малый/Восточный жаворонок
Slovak: škovránka krátkoprstá, škovránka krátkoprstá/mongolská, škovránka krátkoprstá/tibetská, škovránok krátkoprstý
Slovenian: kratkoprsti škrjancek, kratkoprsti škrjanček, kratkoprsti škrjanec
Albanian: Lauresha këmbshkurtër
Serbian: Kratkoprsta ševa, Mala ševa/Sajkova mala ševa
Swedish: Korttålärka, korttålärka/mongolisk korttålärka
Thai: นกจาบฝนนิ้วสั้น
Turkish: Bozkır Toygarı, Bozkır/Moğol bozkır toygarı, bozkyr toygary, Kısa-parmak Tarla Kuşu, Кіші бозторғай
Ukrainian: Жайворонок короткопалий
Chinese: 大短趾百灵, 大短趾百灵/蒙古短趾百灵, 大短趾百靈, 白眉, 短趾沙百灵, 短趾百灵, 短趾百靈
Chinese (Traditional): 大/賽氏短趾百零, 大/賽氏短趾百靈, 大短趾沙百靈, 大短趾百靈, 白眉, 短趾沙百靈, 短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan): 大短趾百灵

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