Somali short-toed lark
| Somali short-toed lark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calandrella |
| Species: | C. somalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Calandrella somalica (Sharpe, 1895) | |
The Somali short-toed lark (Calandrella somalica), also known as the rufous short-toed lark, is a small passerine bird.
This lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania in subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The subspecies C. a. athensis, endemic to Kenya, is sometimes split as the Athi short-toed lark, Calandrella athensis (Sharpe, 1900).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Calandrella somalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.