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Rufous Short-toed Lark [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa]

Alaudala somalica [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa] (= Alaudala somalica somalica) (Sharpe, RB 1895)

The Somali short-toed lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in eastern and north-eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1895)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1895, Part 3 p.472

Protonym:
  Alaudula somalica

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/97158#page/574/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  437C0498BA7A9138

Avibase ID:
  avibase-437C0498

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/437C0498

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922990

Geographic range:

  • Alaudala somalica somalica: E Ethiopia to n Somalia
  • Alaudala somalica megaensis: S Ethiopia
  • Alaudala somalica perconfusa: C and w plateau of n Somalia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rufous Short-toed Lark [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa]
Danish:
Somalidværglærke
German:
Halsfleckenlerche [somalica-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Terrera Somalí (grupo somalica)
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera somalí (grupo somalica)
French:
Alouette roussâtre [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa]
Japanese (romaji):
somariakohibari (somalica guru-pu)
Japanese:
ソマリアコヒバリ（somalica グループ）
Dutch:
Somalische Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian:
somalidverglerke (somalica gr.)
Polish:
skowrończyk rdzawy [gr. somalica]
Russian:
Сомалийский жаворонок [группа somalica]
Slovak:
škovránok okuliarnatý (skup.)
Swedish:
somaliadvärglärka

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous Short-toed Lark [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa] ( Alaudala somalica [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufous Short-toed Lark [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa] ( Alaudala somalica [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 2]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette roussâtre ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Calandrella somalica [somalica Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Calandrella somalica [somalica Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Calandrella somalica [somalica Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Calandrella somalica [somalica Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Calandrella somalica [somalica Group]) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali) ( Alaudala somalica [somalica Group]) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufous Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella somalica) [version 2]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Somali Short-toed Lark ( Alaudala somalica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calandrella somalica [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calandrella somalica [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Alaudala somalica

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: terrerola de Somàlia
Czech: skřivánek somálský
Danish: Somalidværglærke
German: Athilerche, Benson-Lerche, Halsfleckenlerche, Halsfleckenlerche [somalica-Gruppe], Somalia Kurzzehenlerche, Somalia-Kurzzehenlerche, Somalilerche
English: Rufous Short toed Lark, Rufous Short-toed Lark, Rufous Short-toed Lark [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa], Somali Short-toed Lark, Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali)
English, HBW: Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali)
English (IOC): Somali Short-toed Lark
English (Kenya): Somali Short-toed Lark
English (United States): Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali)
Esperanto: Mallongfingra somalia alaŭdo
Spanish: Terrera Somalí, Terrera Somalí (grupo somalica)
Spanish (Spain): Terrera Somalí, Terrera somalí (grupo somalica), Terrera Somalí [somalica Group]
Spanish (HBW): Somali Short-toed Lark (Somali)
Finnish: Somalianpikkukiuru
French: Alouette rouillée, Alouette roussâtre, Alouette roussâtre (Somalie), Alouette roussâtre [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa], Alouette roussâtre [somalica]
Croatian: crnopruga ševa
Italian: Calandrella di Somalia, Calandrella rossiccia
Japanese (romaji): somariakohibari, somariakohibari (somalica guru-pu)
Japanese: ソマリアコヒバリ, ソマリアコヒバリ (somalica グループ), ソマリアコヒバリ（somalica グループ）
Scientific: Alaudala somalica, Alaudala somalica [somalica Group], Alaudala somalica [somalica, megaensis or perconfusa], Alaudala somalica somalica, Alaudula somalica, Calandrella rufescens somalica, Calandrella somalica, Calandrella somalica [somalica Group], Calandrella somalica somalica
Lithuanian: Somalinis trumpapirštis vieversys
Dutch: Somalische Kortteenleeuwerik, Somalische Kortteenleeuwerik (somalica groep)
Norwegian: Somalidverglerke, somalidverglerke (somalica gr.)
Polish: skowronczyk rdzawy, skowrończyk rdzawy, skowrończyk rdzawy [gr. somalica]
Portuguese: calhandrinha-somali
Portuguese (Portugal): calhandrinha-somali [grupo somalica]
Russian: Сомалийский жаворонок [группа somalica], Сомалийский малый жаворонок, Сомальский жаворонок
Slovak: škovránka hrdzavá, škovránok okuliarnatý, škovránok okuliarnatý (skup.)
Swedish: somaliadvärglärka, Somalidvärglärka
Swahili: Kipozamataza Madole-mafupi
Turkish: Somali Çorak Toygar, Somali çorak toygar [somalica grubu]
Ukrainian: Жайворонок сомалійський
Chinese: 棕短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 棕短趾百靈

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