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Fawn-colored Lark [alopex]

Calendulauda africanoides [alopex] (= Calendulauda africanoides alopex) (Sharpe, RB 1890)

The foxy lark or Abyssinian lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Calendulauda
Scientific:
  Calendulauda africanoides alopex

Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1890)

Reference:
   Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 13 p.617

Protonym:
  Mirafra alopex

Type locality:
  Somaliland.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34364#page/637/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CF87044518A23DE7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CF870445

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CF870445

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922863

Geographic range:

  • Calendulauda africanoides alopex: northern Somalia and far eastern Ethiopia
  • Calendulauda africanoides [intercedens or macdonaldi]: eastern and southern Ethiopia, adjacent Somalia, eastern Uganda, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fawn-colored Lark [alopex]
French:
Alouette fauve [alopex]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fawn-colored Lark [alopex] ( Calendulauda africanoides [alopex])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fawn-colored Lark [alopex] ( Calendulauda africanoides [alopex])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Fawn-colored Lark [alopex] ( Calendulauda africanoides [alopex])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Abyssinian Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette abyssinienne ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Fawn-colored Lark (Foxy) ( Calendulauda africanoides alopex/intercedens) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Fawn-colored Lark (Foxy) ( Calendulauda africanoides alopex/intercedens) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Fawn-colored Lark (Foxy) ( Calendulauda africanoides alopex/intercedens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Foxy Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Foxy Lark ( Calendulauda alopex) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Abyssinian Lark ( Mirafra alopex) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Mirafra alopex [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Calendulauda africanoides

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: alosa vulpina
Danish: Etiopisk Busklærke, Etiopisksk Busklærke
German: Fuchslerche, Steppenlerche
English: Abyssinian Fawn-colored Lark, Abyssinian Lark, Fawn-colored Lark (Foxy), Fawn-colored Lark [alopex], Foxy Lark, Somali Fawn-colored Bush Lark, Somali Fawn-coloured Bush Lark
English, HBW: Foxy Lark
English (IOC): Foxy Lark
English (Kenya): Fawn-coloured Lark
English (United States): Foxy Lark
Spanish: Alondra Vulpina
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Vulpina
Spanish (HBW): Foxy Lark
Estonian: rebaslõoke
French: Alouette abyssinienne, Alouette d'Abyssinie, Alouette fauve [alopex]
Croatian: kestenjasta ševa
Italian: Allodola d'Abissinia
Japanese (romaji): abishiniayabuhibari, karehayabuhibari
Japanese: アビシニアヤブヒバリ, カレハヤブヒバリ
Scientific: Calendulauda africanoides [alopex], Calendulauda africanoides alopex, Calendulauda africanoides alopex/intercedens, Calendulauda alopex, Calendulauda alopex alopex, Mirafra africanoides alopex, Mirafra alopex
Lithuanian: abisininė kalendulauda
Dutch: Vosleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Revelerke
Norwegian: Revelerke
Polish: afroskowronek czerwonawy, skowroniec czerwonawy
Portuguese: cotovia-vulpina
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-raposina
Russian: Лисий жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok lišací
Swedish: Rävlärka
Turkish: Tilki rengi toygar
Ukrainian: Алондра східна
Chinese: 埃塞俄比亚歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 衣索比亞歌百靈

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