Somali short-toed lark
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| An 1897 illustration of the Somali short-toed lark | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Alaudala |
| Species: | A. somalica |
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Alaudala somalica Sharpe, 1895 |
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The Somali short-toed lark (Alaudala somalica) is a small passerine bird of the lark family found in eastern and north-eastern Africa.
The habitat of the Somali short-toed lark is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The Somali short-toed lark was originally placed in the genus Calandrella until moved to Alaudala in 2014. Formerly or presently, some authorities considered the Somali short-toed lark as a subspecies of the lesser short-toed lark and/or the Athi short-toed lark as a subspecies of the Somali short-toed lark. The alternate name rufous short-toed lark is also used to describe the red-capped lark.
Three subspecies are recognized:
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