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Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark

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

The Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) or sometimes just Short-toed Lark (but see below) is a small passerine bird. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and across temperate Asia from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Calandrella cinerea. During migration they form large flocks that fly in synchrony and at other times they form loose flocks. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
  Calandrella

Scientific:
  Calandrella brachydactyla

Citation:
  (Leisler, 1814)

Reference:
  Ann.Wett.Ges. 3 p.357 pl.19

Protonym:
  Alauda brachydactila

Avibase ID:
  34DD099CCBC8DCD7

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 east to northern Mongolia and northeastern China; winters Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India
  • Calandrella brachydactyla rubiginosa: N Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia); Malta
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hungarica: Hungary
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis: Sinai Peninsula to extreme s Turkey and e Syria
  • Calandrella brachydactyla woltersi: NW Syria and adjacent s Turkey
  • Calandrella brachydactyla artemisiana: Asia Minor, Transcaucasia and nw Iran
  • Calandrella dukhunensis: breeds north central China (central and eastern Xinjiang) south to Tibet; winters central and southern India; alsp reported (migration, or also winter?) northeastern China (Hebei) and northern Myanmar
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark
Czech:
skřivánek krátkoprstý
German:
Kurzzehenlerche
Danish:
Korttået Lærke
Spanish:
Terrera Común
Finnish:
lyhytvarvaskiuru
French:
Alouette calandrelle ou A. de Sykes
Icelandic:
Sandlævirki
Italian:
Calandrella
Japanese:
himekoutenshi
Japanese:
ヒメコウテンシ
Dutch:
Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian:
Dverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Portuguese:
Calhandrinha-comum
Russian:
Малый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránka krátkoprstá
Swedish:
korttålärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок короткопалий
Chinese:
大短趾百灵

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 Syke's 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])
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 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 4]
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)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
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 2nd edition (1996):
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
Welsh: Ehedydd Llwyd
Danish: Korttået lærke, Korttået Lærke/Syke's Lærke
German: Kurzzehenlerche, Kurzzehen-Lerche
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκή) Μικρογαλιάντρα, Μικρογαλιάντρα, Τρασιηλούδα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιηλούδα
English: European Short-toed Lark, Greater or Syke's Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Greater/Sykes's Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark
English (IOC): Greater/Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Esperanto: mallongfingra alaûdo
Spanish: Terrera, Terrera Comun, Terrera Común, 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
Croatian: Kratkoprsta Ševa
Hungarian: Sziki pacsirta, Szikipacsirta
Armenian: [Pokr Artuyt ], Փոքր Առտույտ, Փոքր արտույտ
Icelandic: Sandlævirki
Italian: Calandrella, Calandrella eurasiatica
Japanese: 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
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
Polish: Kalandra szara, skowronczyk krótkopalcowy, skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Pinyin: bái-méi, dà duǎn-zhǐ bǎi-líng, duǎn-zhǐ bǎi-líng, duǎn-zhǐ shā bǎi-líng
Portuguese: calhandrinha, calhandrinha comum, Calhandrinha-comum
Romansh: lodola de la detta curta, lodola detta curta
Romanian: Ciocârlie de stol
Russian: Малый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránka krátkoprstá, škovránok krátkoprstý
Slovenian: kratkoprsti škrjancek, kratkoprsti škrjanček, kratkoprsti škrjanec
Albanian: Lauresha këmbshkurtër
Serbian: Kratkoprsta ševa
Swedish: Korttålärka, korttålärka/mongolisk korttålärka
Thai: นกจาบฝนนิ้วสั้น
Turkish: Bozkır Toygarı, bozkyr toygary, Kısa-parmak Tarla Kuşu, Кіші бозторғай
Ukrainian: Жайворонок короткопалий
Chinese: 大短趾百灵, 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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