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Galerida (Lark)

Synonyms: Calendula; Galerita; Gallerida; Heliocorys

Wikipedia Abstract

Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap". Established by Friedrich Boie in 1828, the genus contains the following extant species: \n* Crested lark, Galerida cristata \n* Maghreb lark, Galerida macrorhyncha \n* Thekla lark, Galerida theklae \n* Malabar lark, Galerida malabarica \n* Sun lark, Galerida modesta \n* Sykes's lark, Galerida deva \n* Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris In addition, there are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus:
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Species

Galerida cristata (Crested Lark) (Attributes)
Galerida deva (Sykes's Lark) (Attributes)
Galerida macrorhyncha (Maghreb lark) (Attributes)
Galerida magnirostris (Large-billed Lark) (Attributes)
Galerida malabarica (Malabar Lark) (Attributes)
Galerida modesta (Sun Lark) (Attributes)
Galerida theklae (Thekla Lark) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0