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Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, JPA 1814)

The greater short-toed lark is a small passerine bird. The current scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the calandra lark, and brachydactila is from brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe". Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Calandrella
Scientific:
  Calandrella brachydactyla

Original description

Citation:
  (Leisler, JPA 1814)

Reference:
   Ann. Wetterau. Gesell. Naturk. 3 p.357 pl.19

Protonym:
  Alauda brachydactila

Type locality:
  France and Italy = Montpellier, France.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4091A51E0603BAF2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4091A51E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4091A51E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558980

Geographic range:

  • Calandrella brachydactyla: lowland to foothill dry country with sparse cover on sandy or stony soils, from Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe eastward to western Mongolia, and southward to northwestern Africa, Sinai Peninsula, and eastern Arabia; most populations migrate southward as far as the African Sahel, Arabia, and western India
  • Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla: Mediterranean environs and islands
  • Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis: breeds plains north of the Caucasus to Ukraine and eastward to northern Mongolia and northeastern China; winters Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northwestern India
  • Calandrella brachydactyla rubiginosa: northern Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia); Malta
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hungarica: Hungary
  • Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis: Sinai Peninsula to far southern Türkiye and eastern Syria
  • Calandrella brachydactyla woltersi: northwestern Syria and adjacent southern Türkiye
  • Calandrella brachydactyla artemisiana: Türkiye, Transcaucasia, and northwestern Iran
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Greater Short-toed Lark
Afrikaans:
Korttoonlewerik
Arabic:
قبرة قصيرة الاصابع كبيرة
Azerbaijani:
İri boz torağay
Bulgarian:
Късопръста чучулига
Bengali:
বড় ভোঁতাভরত
Catalan:
terrerola comuna
Czech:
skřivánek krátkoprstý
Danish:
Korttået Lærke
German:
Kurzzehenlerche
Greek:
Μικρογαλιάντρα
Esperanto:
kurtfingra alaŭdo
Spanish:
Terrera Común
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera Común
Estonian:
välja-väikelõoke
Basque:
Txoriandre arrunta
Persian:
چکاوک پنجه ‌کوتاه بزرگ
Finnish:
lyhytvarvaskiuru
French:
Alouette calandrelle
Hebrew:
עפרונן קצר-אצבעות
Croatian:
Kratkoprsta ševa
Hungarian:
szikipacsirta
Icelandic:
Sandlævirki
Italian:
Calandrella
Japanese (romaji):
himekoutenshi
Japanese:
ニシヒメコウテンシ
Korean:
쇠종다리
Lithuanian:
didysis trumpapirštis vieversys
Latvian:
īspirkstu cīrulis
Nepali:
ठूलो वर्तिका भारद्वाज
Dutch:
Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dverglerke
Norwegian:
Dverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Portuguese:
calhandrinha
Portuguese (Portugal):
calhandrinha-comum
Romanian:
Ciocârlie de stol
Russian:
Малый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránka krátkoprstá
Slovenian:
kratkoprsti škrjanček
Serbian:
Mala ševa
Swedish:
korttålärka
Thai:
Greater Short-toed Lark
Turkish:
Bozkır Toygarı
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок малий
Chinese:
大短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
大短趾百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Avilist 2025:
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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eBird version 2025:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Calandrella [brachydactyla or dukhunensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Korttoonlewerik
Arabic: القبرة قصيرة الاصبع, قبرة قصيرة الاصابع كبيرة
Asturian: Calandria Piqueña, Terreriega común
Azerbaijani: Boz torağay, İri boz torağay, qısabarmaq torağay
Bashkir: ялпылдаҡ
Belarusian: Караткапальцы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Късопръста чучулига
Bengali: বড় ভোঁতাভরত
Breton: Kodioc'h-tevenn
Catalan: terrerola comuna, Terrerola vulgar
Catalan (Balears): Terrola
Montenegrin: kratkoprsta ševa, краткопрста шева
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): краткопрста шева
Czech: skřivánek krátkoprstý
Chuvash: пĕчĕк тăри
Welsh: Ehedydd Llwyd
Danish: Korttået Lærke
German: Kurzzehenlerche
Greek: Μικρoγαλιάvτρα, Μικρογαλιάντρα
Greek (Cypriot): Τρασιηλούδα
English: Greater Short-toed Lark
English (Avilist): Greater Short-toed Lark
English, HBW: Greater Short-toed Lark
English (IOC): Greater Short-toed Lark
English (Kenya): Greater Short-toed Lark
English (United States): Greater Short-toed Lark
Esperanto: kurtfingra alaŭdo, mallongfingra alaûdo , Mallongfingra alaŭdo
Spanish: Terrera Común
Spanish (Spain): Terrera Común
Spanish (HBW): Terrera común
Estonian: välja-väikelõoke
Basque: Txoriandre arrunt, Txoriandre arrunta
Persian: چکاوک پنجه ‌کوتاه بزرگ, چکاوک پنجه‌کوتاه, چکاوک پنجه‌کوتاه بزرگ
Finnish: lyhytvarvaskiuru
Faroese: Eyrlerkur
French: Alouette calandrelle, Alouette calandrelle (brachydactyla)
French (Guyane): Alouette calandrelle
Friulian: calandrine, carline
Frisian: Koartteanljurk
Irish: Fuiseog Ladharghearr
Galician: calandriña común
Gujarati: સડ ચંડૂલ
Manx: Ushag vair-ghiare
Hebrew: עפרונן קצר-אצבעות
Hindi: बड़ा बघेरीभरत
Croatian: Kratkoprsta ševa
Hungarian: Sziki pacsirta, szikipacsirta
Armenian: Փոքր արտույտ
Icelandic: Sandlævirki
Italian: Calandrella
Japanese (romaji): himekoutenshi
Japanese: ニシヒメコウテンシ, ヒメコウテンシ
Japanese (Kanji): 姫告天子
Georgian: დიდი მოკლეთითა ტოროლა
Kabardian: уэгунэбзу
Mongolian, Halh: бялзуумар, гилжиргэнэ, жиргэмэл, талын жиргэмэл, хилжиргэнэ, эхэлжиргэнэ
Kazakh: Кіші бозторғай, кішкентай бозторғай
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişi boz-torğay
Korean: 쇠종다리
Korean (Transliteration): soe-jongdari
Karachay-Balkar: гитче торгъай
North Karelian: lyhytvarvaškiuru
Kirghiz: кидик торгой, кичи торгой
Scientific: Alauda brachydactila, Alauda cinerea, Calandrella brachydactyla, Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla, Calandrella cinerea, Calandrella cinerea cinerea
Luxembourgish: Kuerzzéiweléierchen
Lithuanian: didysis trumpapirštis vieversys
Latvian: īspirkstu cīrulis
Macedonian: мала чучулига
Malayalam: കൂട്ടപ്പാടി
Mongolian: богширго, бялзуумар, гилжиргэнэ, жиргэмэл, охор хуруут богширго, Талын жиргэмэл, хилжиргэнэ, эхэлжиргэнэ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠬᠣᠷ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠪᠣᠭᠱᠣᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Охор хуруут богширго
Mongolian (Transliteration): okhor khuruut bogshorg
Moldavian: Ciocârlie de stol
Maltese: Bilbla
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): богширго, охор хуруут богширго, талын жиргэмэл
Nepali: ठूलो वर्तिका भारद्वाज
Dutch: Kortteenleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dverglerke
Norwegian: Dverglerke
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): kangaskiuru
Punjabi: ਛੁੱਟ-ਪੈਰਾ ਚੁਰਚੁਰਾ
Polish: skowronczyk krótkopalcowy, skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Pinyin: bái-méi
Portuguese: calhandrinha, Calhandrinha(-comum)
Portuguese (Portugal): calhandrinha-comum, Calhandrinha-galucha
Rhaeto-Romance: Lodola da la detta curta
Romanian: Ciocârlie de stol
Romance (Other): lodola detta curta
Russian: Малый жаворонок
Northern Sami: Oanehisgazzaleivvoš
Slovak: škovránka krátkoprstá
Slovenian: kratkoprsti škrjanček
Albanian: Drenja e përhime, Lauresha këmbshkurtër
Serbian: Mala ševa
Swedish: korttålärka
Thai: Greater Short-toed Lark, นกจาบฝนนิ้วสั้น
Turkmen: kiçi torgaý
Turkish: Bozkır Toygarı
Tatar: кече тургай
Udmurt: пичи тюрагай
Ukrainian: Жайворонок короткопалий, Жайворонок малий
Uzbek: кичик тўрғай
Kalmyk: баахн торһа, баһ торһа, торһаш
Chinese: 大短趾百灵
Chinese (Hong Kong): Greater Short-toed Lark
Chinese (Traditional): 大短趾沙百靈, 大短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大短趾百靈
Chinese (Taiwan): 大短趾百灵

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