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Greater Short-toed Lark

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:
  4091A51E0603BAF2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4091A51E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4091A51E

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
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Greater Short-toed Lark
Catalan:
terrerola comuna
Czech:
skřivánek krátkoprstý
Danish:
Korttået Lærke
German:
Kurzzehenlerche
Spanish:
Terrera Común
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera Común
Finnish:
lyhytvarvaskiuru
French:
Alouette calandrelle
Croatian:
Kratkoprsta ševa
Hungarian:
szikipacsirta
Icelandic:
Sandlævirki
Italian:
Calandrella
Japanese (romaji):
himekoutenshi
Japanese:
ニシヒメコウテンシ
Lithuanian:
didysis trumpapirštis vieversys
Dutch:
Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dverglerke
Norwegian:
Dverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Portuguese:
calhandrinha
Portuguese (Portugal):
calhandrinha-comum
Russian:
Малый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránka krátkoprstá
Serbian:
Mala ševa
Swedish:
korttålärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок малий
Chinese:
大短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
大短趾百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2021:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2016:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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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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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Korttoonlewerik
Arabic: القبرة قصيرة الاصبع, قبرة قصيرة الاصابع كبيرة
Asturian: Calandria Piqueña, Terreriega común
Azerbaijani: Boz torağay, İri boz torağay, qısabarmaq torağay
Bashkir: ялпылдаҡ
Belarusian: Караткапальцы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Късопръста чучулига
Bengali: বড় ভোঁতাভরত
Breton: Kodioc'h-tevenn
Catalan: terrerola comuna, Terrerola vulgar
Catalan (Balears): Terrola
Montenegrin: kratkoprsta ševa, краткопрста шева
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): краткопрста шева
Czech: skřivánek krátkoprstý
Chuvash: пĕчĕк тăри
Welsh: Ehedydd Llwyd
Danish: Korttået Lærke
German: Kurzzehenlerche
Greek: Μικρoγαλιάvτρα, Μικρογαλιάντρα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιηλούδα
English: Greater Short-toed Lark
English, HBW: Greater Short-toed Lark
English (IOC): Greater Short-toed Lark
English (Kenya): Greater Short-toed Lark
English (United States): Greater Short-toed Lark
Esperanto: mallongfingra alaûdo , Mallongfingra alaŭdo
Spanish: Terrera Común
Spanish (Spain): Terrera Común
Spanish (HBW): Terrera común
Estonian: välja-väikelõoke
Basque: Txoriandre arrunt, Txoriandre arrunta
Persian: چکاوک پنجه ‌کوتاه بزرگ, چکاوک پنجه‌کوتاه, چکاوک پنجه‌کوتاه بزرگ
Finnish: lyhytvarvaskiuru
Faroese: Eyrlerkur
French: Alouette calandrelle, Alouette calandrelle (brachydactyla)
Friulian: calandrine, carline
Frisian: Koartteanljurk
Irish: Fuiseog Ladharghearr
Galician: calandriña común
Manx: Ushag vair-ghiare
Hebrew: עפרונן קצר-אצבעות
Croatian: Kratkoprsta ševa
Hungarian: Sziki pacsirta, szikipacsirta
Armenian: Փոքր արտույտ
Icelandic: Sandlævirki
Italian: Calandrella
Japanese (romaji): himekoutenshi
Japanese: ニシヒメコウテンシ, ヒメコウテンシ
Japanese (Kanji): 姫告天子
Georgian: დიდი მოკლეთითა ტოროლა
Kabardian: уэгунэбзу
Mongolian, Halh: бялзуумар, гилжиргэнэ, жиргэмэл, талын жиргэмэл, хилжиргэнэ, эхэлжиргэнэ
Kazakh: Кіші бозторғай, кішкентай бозторғай
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişi boz-torğay
Korean: 쇠종다리
Korean (Transliteration): soe-jongdari
Karachay-Balkar: гитче торгъай
North Karelian: lyhytvarvaškiuru
Kirghiz: кидик торгой, кичи торгой
Scientific: Alauda brachydactila, Alauda cinerea, Calandrella brachydactyla, Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla, Calandrella cinerea, Calandrella cinerea cinerea
Luxembourgish: Kuerzzéiweléierchen
Lithuanian: didysis trumpapirštis vieversys
Latvian: īspirkstu cīrulis
Macedonian: мала чучулига
Malayalam: കൂട്ടപ്പാടി
Mongolian: богширго, бялзуумар, гилжиргэнэ, жиргэмэл, охор хуруут богширго, Талын жиргэмэл, хилжиргэнэ, эхэлжиргэнэ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠬᠣᠷ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠪᠣᠭᠱᠣᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Охор хуруут богширго
Mongolian (Transliteration): okhor khuruut bogshorg
Moldavian: Ciocârlie de stol
Maltese: Bilbla
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): богширго, охор хуруут богширго, талын жиргэмэл
Dutch: Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dverglerke
Norwegian: Dverglerke
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): kangaskiuru
Polish: skowronczyk krótkopalcowy, skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Pinyin: bái-méi
Portuguese: calhandrinha, Calhandrinha(-comum)
Portuguese (Portugal): calhandrinha-comum, Calhandrinha-galucha
Romansh: lodola detta curta
Rhaeto-Romance: Lodola da la detta curta
Romanian: Ciocârlie de stol
Russian: Малый жаворонок
Northern Sami: Oanehisgazzaleivvoš
Slovak: škovránka krátkoprstá
Slovenian: kratkoprsti škrjanček
Albanian: Drenja e përhime, Lauresha këmbshkurtër
Serbian: Mala ševa
Swedish: korttålärka
Thai: Greater Short-toed Lark, นกจาบฝนนิ้วสั้น
Turkmen: kiçi torgaý
Turkish: Bozkır Toygarı
Tatar: кече тургай
Udmurt: пичи тюрагай
Ukrainian: Жайворонок короткопалий, Жайворонок малий
Uzbek: кичик тўрғай
Kalmyk: баахн торһа, баһ торһа, торһаш
Chinese: 大短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 大短趾沙百靈, 大短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan): 大短趾百灵

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