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Somali Lark
Corypha sharpii Elliot, DG 1897
The rufous-naped lark or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by a bold and often repeated wing-fluttering display from a prominent perch, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase. This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species. They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest, but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Corypha
Scientific:
Corypha sharpii
Original description
Citation:
Elliot, DG 1897
Reference:
Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Orn. Ser.
1 p.37
Protonym:
Mirafra sharpii
Type locality:
Silo Plain, Somaliland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20404#page/17/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F90063D33E1EFAF9
Avibase ID:
avibase-F90063D3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F90063D3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922812
ENDANGERED
Geographic range:
- Corypha sharpii: northwestern Somalia (Silo Plain, Tuyo Plain, and Bankisah)
Source: Clements checklist
Somali Lark
Danish:
Rød Busklærke
German:
Fahllerche
Spanish:
Alondra de Sharpe
French:
Alouette de Sharpe
Croatian:
riđoleđa ševa
Italian:
Allodola di Somalia
Japanese (romaji):
chaeriyabuhibari
Japanese:
ソマリチャエリヤブヒバリ
Dutch:
Elliots Leeuwerik
Norwegian:
gubanlerke
Polish:
skowroniec miedziany
Portuguese:
cotovia-arruivada
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-de-sharpe
Slovak:
škovránok medený
Swedish:
silolärka
Ukrainian:
фірлюк савановий
Chinese:
夏氏歌百灵
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Somali Lark ( Corypha sharpii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Somali Lark ( Corypha sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alouette de Sharpe ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpei) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Russet Lark ( Corypha sharpii) [version 4] |
| Clements 4th edition: Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Mirafra africana sharpei [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpei [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpei [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpei [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpei [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Rufous-naped Lark (Somali) ( Mirafra africana sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Russet Lark ( Corypha sharpii) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sharpe's Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Russet Lark ( Corypha sharpii) [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mirafra africana sharpii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Somali Lark ( Mirafra sharpii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra sharpii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra africana sharpii [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii, nigrescens or sharpii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Rooineklewerik (Somalie)
Danish: Rød Busklærke
German: Fahllerche, Kurzhaubenlerche (sharpii), Somaliriesenlerche
English: Red Somali Lark, Rufous-naped Lark (Somali), Russet Lark, Sharpe's Lark, Somali Lark
English, HBW: Sharpe's Lark
English (IOC): Rufous-naped Lark (Somali)
English (United States): Rufous-naped Lark (Somali)
Spanish: Alondra de Sharpe, Alondra Nuquirrufa (sharpii)
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Nuquirrufa (sharpii)
Spanish (HBW): Rufous-naped Lark (Somali)
Estonian: ruske-rohtlalõoke
French: Alouette à nuque rousse (de Sharpe), Alouette à nuque rousse (sharpii), Alouette de Sharpe, Alouette d'Elliot
Croatian: riđoleđa ševa
Italian: Allodola di Somalia
Japanese (romaji): chaeriyabuhibari, chaeriyabuhibari (sharpii)
Japanese: ソマリチャエリヤブヒバリ, チャエリヤブヒバリ, チャエリヤブヒバリ (sharpii), チャエリヤブヒバリ（sharpii）
Scientific: Corypha sharpii, Mirafra africana sharpei, Mirafra africana sharpii, Mirafra sharpei, Mirafra sharpii
Dutch: Elliotleeuwerik, Elliot-leeuwerik, Elliots Leeuwerik, Roodnekleeuwerik (sharpii)
Norwegian: gubanlerke, melankolilerke (sharpii)
Polish: skowroniec miedziany, skowroniec sawannowy (sharpii)
Portuguese: cotovia-arruivada
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha (sharpii), cotovia-de-sharpe
Russian: Африканский жаворонок (sharpii)
Slovak: škovránok medený, škovránok medený (skup.)
Swedish: rödnackad lärka (sharpii), silolärka, Somalilärka
Turkish: Kızıl enseli toygar (sharpii)
Ukrainian: фірлюк савановий
Chinese: 夏氏歌百灵
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