Corypha kabalii (Plains Lark)

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Plains Lark

Corypha kabalii White, CMN 1943

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Corypha
Scientific:
  Corypha kabalii

Original description

Citation:
White, CMN 1943

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 64 p.20

Protonym:
Mirafra africana kabalii

Type locality:
Minyanya Plain, northwestern corner of the Balovale district of Northern Rhodesia, a few miles from the Angola border.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125661#page/44/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
9B904B9B8D406C93

Avibase ID:
avibase-9B904B9B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9B904B9B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922804

English:
Plains Lark
Bulgarian:
Конгоанска чучучлига
Czech:
skřivan planinový
Danish:
Balovale Busklærke
Spanish:
Alondra de las Llanuras
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra de las llanuras
French:
Alouette de Kabali
Dutch:
Vlakteleeuwerik
Norwegian:
gresslerke
Polish:
skowroniec buszowy
Slovak:
škovránok planinový
Serbian:
Zapadnoafrička ševa
Swedish:
slättlärka
Turkish:
Soluk Kızıl Enseli Toygar

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii)
Clements, version 2024: Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii) [version 4]
Clements, version 2025: Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii) [version 4]
eBird version 2024: Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii) [version 4]
eBird version 2025: Plains Lark ( Corypha kabalii) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii or nigriscens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Corypha [kabalii or africana] (taxon group)

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