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Thekla Lark

Galerida theklae Brehm, AE 1857

Thekla's lark, also known as the Thekla lark, is a species of lark that breeds on the Iberian Peninsula, in northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia. It is a sedentary (non-migratory) species. This is a common bird of dry open country, often at some altitude. Thekla's lark was named by Alfred Edmund Brehm in 1857 for his recently deceased sister Thekla Brehm (1833–1857). The name is a modern Greek one, Θέκλα (Thekla), which comes from ancient Greek Θεόκλεια (Theokleia) derived from θεός and κλέος. The population is declining in Spain, but this is a common bird with a very wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Galerida
Scientific:
  Galerida theklae

Original description

Citation:
  Brehm, AE 1857

Reference:
   Allg. Deutsche Naturhist. Ztg., N. Fg. N.F., 3 Heft12 p.456

Protonym:
  Galerita Theklae

Type locality:
  Jativa, near Valencia, and in the Sierra Nevada, Spain.

Link:
  https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/597/482

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5351025CD2FE0285

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5351025C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5351025C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560134

Geographic range:

  • Galerida theklae theklae: E and s Portugal, Spain, Balearic Is., and extreme s France
  • Galerida theklae erlangeri: N Morocco (e to Algerian border, s to Middle Atlas)
  • Galerida theklae ruficolor: NE and c Morocco, coastal Algeria and n Tunisia
  • Galerida theklae superflua: NE Morocco (w to Moulouya River) to n Algeria and Tunisia
  • Galerida theklae carolinae: N Sahara (extreme e Morocco to ne Libya and extreme nw Egypt)
  • Galerida theklae harrarensis: E Ethiopia (Jigjiga and Harar)
  • Galerida theklae praetermissa: Highlands of s Eritrea to c Ethiopia
  • Galerida theklae huei: S-c Ethiopia (Bale Mts., Arussi)
  • Galerida theklae huriensis: S Ethiopia and n Kenya (Huri Hills s to Marsabit)
  • Galerida theklae ellioti: N and c Somalia
  • Galerida theklae mallablensis: Coastal s Somalia
  • Galerida theklae theresae: SW Morocco (s from Anti-Atlas Mts.) and Western Sahara
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Thekla Lark
Catalan:
cogullada fosca
Czech:
chocholouš vavřínový
Danish:
Theklalærke
German:
Theklalerche
Spanish:
Cogujada Montesina
Spanish (Spain):
Cogujada Montesina
Finnish:
kivikkotöyhtökiuru
French:
Cochevis de Thékla
Croatian:
zagasita ševa
Hungarian:
kövi pacsirta
Icelandic:
Kamblævirki
Italian:
Cappellaccia di Thekla
Japanese (romaji):
kobashikanmurihibari
Japanese:
コバシカンムリヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Trumpapirštis kuoduotasis vieversys
Dutch:
Thekla's Leeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krattopplerke
Norwegian:
Krattopplerke
Polish:
dzierlatka iberyjska
Portuguese:
cotovia-escura
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-montesina
Russian:
Короткопалый хохлатый жаворонок
Slovak:
pipíška vavrínová
Serbian:
Zapadna ćubasta ševa
Swedish:
lagerlärka
Ukrainian:
Посмітюха короткопала
Chinese:
短嘴凤头百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
短嘴鳳頭百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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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):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cochevis de Thékla ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cochevis de Thékla ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
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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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [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):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
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 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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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:
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Galerida theklae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Galerida theklae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Galerida theklae [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Thekla Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Thekla's Lark ( Galerida theklae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galerida theklae [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Galerida theklae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Galerida [malabarica or theklae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Afrikaans: Theklalewerik
Asturian: Capelluda montesa
Belarusian: Караткапальцы чубаты жаўрук
Bulgarian: Късопръста качулата чучулига, Теклева чучулига
Breton: Kogenneg-Thekla
Catalan: Cogullada fosca, Cucullada
Catalan (Balears): Cucullada
Czech: Chocholouš vavrínový, chocholouš vavřínový
Welsh: Ehedydd Thekla
Danish: Theklalærke
German: Lorbeerlerche, Thekla Lerche, Theklalerche
Greek: Κατσoυλιέρης της Θέκλας, Πετροκατσουλιέρης
English: Short-crested Lark, Thekla Crested-Lark, Thekla Lark, Thekla's Lark
English, HBW: Thekla's Lark
English (IOC): Thekla's Lark
English (Kenya): Thekla Lark
English (United States): Thekla's Lark
Esperanto: Mallongbeka tufalaŭdo
Spanish: Cagujada Montesina, Cogujada montesina
Spanish (Spain): Cogujada Montesina
Spanish (HBW): Cogujada montesina
Estonian: kivi-tuttlõoke
Basque: Cogullada fosca , Kutturlio mokolabur, Kutturlio mokolaburra
Finnish: Kivikkokiuru, kivikkotöyhtökiuru, kivikkotöyhtökiuru (kivikkokiuru)
French: Alouette de Thékla, Cochevis de Thékla
Frisian: Theklaljurk
Irish: Fuiseog latraigh
Galician: Cogullada fosca , Cotovía escura, Cotovía montesa
Hebrew: עפרוני ספרדי
Croatian: zagasita ševa
Hungarian: kövi pacsirta
Icelandic: Kamblævirki
Italian: Capellaccia di Tekla, Cappellaccia di Tekla, Cappellaccia di Thekla, Cappellaccia spagnola, Cappellacia di Thekla
Japanese (romaji): kobashikammurihibari, kobashikanmurihibari
Japanese: コバシカンムリヒバリ
Scientific: Galerida malabarica theklae, Galerida theklae, Galerida theklae theklae, Galerita Theklae
Luxembourgish: Theklaléierchen
Lithuanian: Trumpapirštis kuoduotasis vieversys, Vakarinis vieversys
Latvian: Teklas cīrulis
Macedonian: Западна цуцулеста чучулига
Dutch: Thekla leeuwerik, Theklaleeuwerik, Thekla-leeuwerik, Thekla's Leeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krattopplerke
Norwegian: Iberiatopplerke, Krattopplerke
Polish: dzierlatka iberyjska
Portuguese: cotovia montesina, cotovia-escura, Cotovia-montesina
Portuguese (Portugal): Cotovia-escura, cotovia-montesina
Rhaeto-Romance: Lodola da Thekla
Romanian: Ciocârlan spaniol
Russian: Короткоклювый хохлатый жаворонок, Короткопалый жаворонок, Короткопалый хохлатый жаворонок
Northern Sami: Iberiavuoktaleivvoš, Iberijjávuoktaleivvoš
Slovak: pipíška vavrínová
Slovenian: španski škrjanec, španski šrkjanec
Albanian: Dervishi kodrinor
Serbian: Zapadna ćubasta ševa
Swedish: Lagerlärka
Swahili: Kipozamataza wa Thekla
Turkish: Tekla toygarı, Thekla toygarı
Ukrainian: Посмітюха короткопала
Chinese: 短嘴凤头百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 短嘴鳳頭百靈

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