Galerida [theklae or cristata] (Thekla or Crested Lark)

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Thekla or Crested Lark

Galerida [theklae or cristata]

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Galerida [theklae or cristata]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
A79D06E61C509F12

Avibase ID:
avibase-A79D06E6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A79D06E6

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Thekla or Crested Lark
Catalan:
Cogullada fosca/comuna
Czech:
chocholouš vavřínový/obecný
Danish:
Theklalærke/Toplærke
German:
Thekla-/Haubenlerche
Spanish:
Cogujada Montesina/Común
Spanish (Spain):
Cogujada montesina/común
French:
Cochevis de Thékla ou C. huppé
Icelandic:
Kamb-/topplævirki
Japanese (romaji):
kobashikanmurihibari/kanmurihibari
Japanese:
コバシカンムリヒバリ/カンムリヒバリ
Norwegian:
krattopplerke/topplerke
Polish:
dzierlatka iberyjska/zwyczajna
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-montesina/cotovia-de-poupa
Russian:
Короткопалый хохлатый/Хохлатый жаворонок
Slovak:
pipíška vavrínová/chochlatá
Serbian:
Zapadna ćubasta ševa/ćubasta ševa
Swedish:
lagerlärka/tofslärka

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Thekla or Crested Lark ( Galerida [theklae or cristata])
eBird version 2016: Thekla/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2017: Thekla/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2018: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2019: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2021: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2022: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2023: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)
eBird version 2024: Thekla's/Crested Lark ( Galerida theklae/cristata)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Galerida cristata (taxon group)
Galerida theklae (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Asturian: Capelluda montesa/común
Bulgarian: Късопръста качулата / Качулата чучулига
Catalan: Cogullada fosca/comuna
Czech: chocholouš vavřínový/obecný
Danish: Theklalærke/Toplærke
German: Thekla-/Haubenlerche
Greek: Πετροκατσουλιέρης/Κατσουλιέρης
English: Thekla or Crested Lark, Thekla/Crested Lark, Thekla's/Crested Lark
English, HBW: Thekla's/Crested Lark (not macrorhyncha/randonii)
English (IOC): Thekla's/Crested Lark
English (United States): Thekla's/Crested Lark
Spanish: Cogujada Montesina/Común
Spanish (Spain): Cogujada Montesina/Común
Basque: Kutturlio mokolaburra/arrunta
French: Cochevis de Thékla ou C. huppé
Galician: Cotovía escura/cristada
Hebrew: עפרוני מצויץ/ספרדי
Icelandic: Kamb-/topplævirki
Japanese (romaji): kobashikanmurihibari/kanmurihibari
Japanese: コバシカンムリヒバリ/カンムリヒバリ
Scientific: Galerida [theklae or cristata], Galerida theklae/cristata
Norwegian: krattopplerke/topplerke
Polish: dzierlatka iberyjska/zwyczajna
Portuguese (Portugal): Cotovia-escura/Cotovia-de-poupa, cotovia-montesina/cotovia-de-poupa
Russian: Короткопалый хохлатый/Хохлатый жаворонок
Slovak: pipíška vavrínová/chochlatá
Slovenian: Španski/Čopasti škrjanec
Serbian: Zapadna ćubasta ševa/ćubasta ševa
Swedish: lagerlärka/tofslärka
Turkish: Tekla/tepeli toygar