Corypha kurrae (Highland Lark)

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Highland Lark

Corypha kurrae Lynes, H 1923

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Lynes, H 1923

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 43 p.95

Protonym:
Mirafra africana kurrae

Type locality:
Kurra, 5,000 feet, Darfur.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100930#page/501/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B3C302A3AAD25685

Avibase ID:
avibase-B3C302A3

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B3C302A3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922805

English:
Highland Lark
Azerbaijani:
Qızılı kəkilli torağay
Bulgarian:
Планинска чучулига
Czech:
skřivan vrchovinný
Danish:
Bahr el Ghazai-busklærke
Esperanto:
monta alaŭdo
Spanish:
Alondra Sudanesa
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra sudanesa
French:
Alouette des monts
Dutch:
Hooglandleeuwerik
Norwegian:
høylandslerke
Polish:
skowroniec wyżynny
Portuguese:
cotovia-das-terras-altas
Slovak:
škovránok vysočinný
Serbian:
Afrička planinska ševa
Swedish:
höglandslärka
Turkish:
Şarabi Toygar
Chinese:
苏丹歌百灵

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae)
Avilist 2025: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2024: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 4]
Clements, version 2025: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 4]
eBird version 2024: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 4]
eBird version 2025: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Highland Lark ( Corypha kurrae) [version 3]

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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