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Somali Lark (somalica)
Corypha somalica 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:
Corypha
Scientific:
Corypha somalica somalica
Original description
Citation:
(Witherby, HF 1903)
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
14 p.29
Protonym:
Certhilauda somalica
Type locality:
Dibbit, Somaliland [Col. PI., Ibis, 1905, pi. 10, p. 512].
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: 922821
English:
Somali Lark (somalica)
French:
Alouette de Somalie (somalica)
Somali Lark (somalica)
French:
Alouette de Somalie (somalica)
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: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Somali Lark (somalica) ( Corypha somalica somalica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Corypha somalica somalica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Somali Lark (somalica) ( Corypha somalica somalica) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Corypha somalica somalica [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Mirafra somalica somalica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Mirafra somalica somalica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Mirafra somalica somalica [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): 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: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) |
| Clements 4th edition: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Somali Lark (Somali) ( Corypha somalica somalica/rochei) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Somali Lark (Somali) ( Corypha somalica somalica/rochei) [version 1] |
| 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): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Somali Bushlark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| 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): Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Somali Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Corypha somalica somalica [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Corypha somalica somalica [version 1] |
| 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: Somali Long-billed Lark ( Mirafra somalica) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra somalica [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra somalica [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Сомалийска чучулига (ssp. somalica/rochei)
Catalan: alosa de Somàlia, alosa de Somàlia (somalica/rochei)
Czech: Skrivan somálský, skřivan somálský, skřívan somálský, skřivan somálský (ssp. somalica/rochei)
Danish: Somali Busklærke (Almindelig), Somalibusklærke, Somali-busklærke
German: Somali Riesenlerche, Somaliriesenlerche, Somaliriesenlerche (somalica/rochei), Williamslerche
English: Red Somali Lark, Somali Bushlark, Somali Lark, Somali Lark (Somali), Somali Lark (somalica), Somali Long billed Lark, Somali Long-billed Lark, Somali Red Lark
English (Avilist): Somali Lark (Somali)
English, HBW: Somali Lark, Somali Lark (Somali)
English (IOC): Somali Lark, Somali Lark (Somali)
English (United States): Somali Lark (Somali), Somali Long-billed Lark
Esperanto: Somalia alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Somalí, Alondra Somalí (Somalí)
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Somalí, Alondra somalí (somalí)
Spanish (HBW): Somali Long-billed Lark
Estonian: rand-rohtlalõoke (ssp. somalica/rochei), somaali rohtlalõoke
Finnish: Somaliankiuru, somaliankiuru (somalica/rochei)
French: Alouette de Somalie, Alouette de Somalie (somalica), Alouette de Somalie (somalica/rochei)
French (Guyane): 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, Corypha somalica somalica, Corypha somalica somalica/rochei, Mirafra somalica, Mirafra somalica somalica
Lithuanian: Somalinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch: Somalische leeuwerik (nominate-groep), Somalische Struikleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Somalilerke
Norwegian: Somalilerke, somalilerke (somalica/rochei)
Polish: skowroniec dlugodzioby, Skowroniec długodzioby, skowroniec długodzioby (somalica/rochei)
Portuguese: cotovia-somali
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-somali
Russian: Буланый жаворонок, Сомалийский кустарниковый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok dlhozobý, škovránok dlhozobý (dlhozobý)
Serbian: Somalijska dugokljuna ševa, Svetla somalijska dugokljuna ševa
Swedish: Ogadenlärka, somalialärka, somalialärka (somalica/rochei)
Turkish: Somali toygarı, Somali Toygarı (somalica/rochei)
Ukrainian: Фірлюк сомалійський
Chinese: 索马里歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 棕短趾百靈
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