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Somali Long-billed Lark

Mirafra somalica (Witherby, HF 1903)

The Somali lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Somalia. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Mirafra
Scientific:
  Mirafra somalica

Original description

Citation:
  (Witherby, HF 1903)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 14 p.29

Protonym:
  Certhilauda somalica

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/511/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3F71154200A78C20

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3F711542

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3F711542

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561165

Geographic range:

  • Mirafra somalica somalica: N and ne Somalia and possibly extreme e Ethiopia
  • Mirafra somalica rochei: Coastal c Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Somali Long-billed Lark
Catalan:
alosa de Somàlia
Czech:
skřivan somálský
Danish:
Somalibusklærke
German:
Somaliriesenlerche
Spanish:
Alondra Somalí
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra Somalí
Finnish:
somaliankiuru
French:
Alouette de Somalie
Croatian:
somalijska ševa
Hungarian:
szomáli bokorpacsirta
Italian:
Allodola di Somalia
Japanese (romaji):
somari-yabuhibari
Japanese:
ソマリーヤブヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Somalinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch:
Somalische Struikleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Somalilerke
Norwegian:
Somalilerke
Polish:
skowroniec długodzioby
Portuguese:
cotovia-somali
Russian:
Буланый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok dlhozobý
Serbian:
Somalijska dugokljuna ševa
Swedish:
somalialärka
Ukrainian:
Фірлюк сомалійський
Chinese:
索马里歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
棕短趾百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mirafra somalica somalica [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Mirafra somalica somalica [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Alouette de Somalie ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette de Somalie ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica)
Clements, version 2021:
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mirafra somalica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mirafra somalica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Mirafra [somalica or ashi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: alosa de Somàlia
Czech: Skrivan somálský, skřivan somálský, skřívan somálský
Danish: Somalibusklærke, Somali-busklærke
German: Somali Riesenlerche, Somaliriesenlerche, Williamslerche
English: Red Somali Lark, Somali Bushlark, Somali Lark, Somali Long billed Lark, Somali Long-billed Lark, Somali Red Lark
English, HBW: Somali Lark
English (IOC): Somali Lark
English (United States): Somali Long-billed Lark
Esperanto: Somalia alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Somalí
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Somalí
Spanish (HBW): Somali Long-billed Lark
Finnish: Somaliankiuru
French: Alouette de Somalie
Croatian: somalijska ševa
Hungarian: szomáli bokorpacsirta
Italian: Allodola beccolungo di Somalia, Allodola di Somalia, Allodola somala beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): somariayabuhibari, somari-yabuhibari
Japanese: ソマリアヤブヒバリ, ソマリーヤブヒバリ
Scientific: Certhilauda somalica, Mirafra somalica, Mirafra somalica somalica
Lithuanian: Somalinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch: Somalische Struikleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Somalilerke
Norwegian: Somalilerke
Polish: skowroniec dlugodzioby, Skowroniec długodzioby
Portuguese: cotovia-somali
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-somali
Russian: Буланый жаворонок, Сомалийский кустарниковый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok dlhozobý
Serbian: Somalijska dugokljuna ševa
Swedish: Ogadenlärka, somalialärka
Turkish: Somali toygarı
Ukrainian: Фірлюк сомалійський
Chinese: 索马里歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 棕短趾百靈

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