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Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, CJ 1850)
The dusky lark, also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory lark in the family Alaudidae. It is native to the southern Afrotropics. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Pinarocorys
Scientific:
Pinarocorys nigricans
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Pinarocorys
Scientific:
Pinarocorys nigricans
Original description
Citation:
(Sundevall, CJ 1850)
Reference:
Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh.
7 p.99
Protonym:
Alauda nigricans
Type locality:
'Caffraria superiore' ; type from Ape River, Transvaal.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/109/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
511C1E5A797CBD71
Avibase ID:
avibase-511C1E5A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/511C1E5A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562169
Geographic range:
- Pinarocorys nigricans nigricans: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northwestern Zambia, and southwestern Tanzania; winters Namibia and Mozambique
- Pinarocorys nigricans occidentis: southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola; winters to Namibia and Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
Dusky Lark
Catalan:
alosa fosca
Czech:
skřivan kropenatý
Danish:
Mørk Busklærke
German:
Drossellerche
Spanish:
Alondra Oscura
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra Oscura
Finnish:
rastaskiuru
French:
Alouette brune
Croatian:
čađastoleđa ševa
Italian:
Allodola fosca
Japanese (romaji):
usuguroseitakahibari
Japanese:
ウスグロセイタカヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Tamsusis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch:
Lijsterleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Umbralerke
Norwegian:
Umbralerke
Polish:
masecznik ciemny
Portuguese:
cotovia-sombria
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-sombria
Russian:
Коньковый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok tmavý
Serbian:
Tamna ševa
Swedish:
sotlärka
Ukrainian:
Фірлюк дроздовий
Chinese:
黑歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
黑歌百靈
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alouette brune ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alouette brune ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Dusky Bushlark ( Mirafra nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Dusky Lark ( Mirafra nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mirafra nigricans nigricans [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mirafra nigricans nigricans [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Dusky Lark ( Pinarocorys nigricans) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pinarocorys nigricans [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pinarocorys nigricans [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pinarocorys [nigricans or erythropygia]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Donkerlewerik
Catalan: alosa fosca
Czech: Skrivan kropenatý, skřivan kropenatý, skřívan kropenatý
Danish: Mørk Busklærke
German: Drossellerche
English: Dusky Bush Lark, Dusky Bushlark, Dusky Lark, Rufous-rumped Bush Lark
English, HBW: Dusky Lark
English (IOC): Dusky Lark
English (United States): Dusky Lark
Esperanto: Malhela alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Oscura, Alondra Sombría
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Oscura
Spanish (HBW): Dusky Lark
Estonian: lõuna-põlendikulõoke
Finnish: Rastaskiuru
French: Alouette brune, Ammomane brune
Croatian: čađastoleđa ševa
Italian: Allodola di macchia bruna, Allodola fosca
Japanese (romaji): usuguroseitakahibari, usuguroseitakayabuhibari
Japanese: ウスグロセイタカヒバリ, ウスグロセイタカヤブヒバリ
Kwangali: Yisimatuli
Scientific: Alauda nigricans, Mirafra nigricans, Mirafra nigricans nigricans, Pinarocorys nigricans, Pinarocorys nigricans nigricans
Lithuanian: Tamsusis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch: Lijsterleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Umbralerke
Norwegian: Umbralerke
Polish: masecznik ciemny
Portuguese: Calhandra sombria, Calhandra-sombria, Cotovia-sombria
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-sombria
Russian: Дроздовидный кустарниковый жаворонок, Коньковый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok tmavý
Serbian: Tamna ševa
Swedish: Mörk savannlärka, sotlärka
Swahili: Kipozamataza Mgongo-mweusi
Turkish: Karaca toygar
Tsonga: Xihelagadzi
Ukrainian: Фірлюк дроздовий
Chinese: 黑歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 黑歌百靈
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