Alaudidae

Of the alaudidés (or Alaudidae ) belongs to the class of the Oiseau X and to Passériformes.

It includes/understands the lark S, the Ammomane S, the Sirli S, the Moinelette S (in the past called lark-sparrows) and the Cochevis.

Its surface of distribution goes from the Ethiopian zone to the Australasian zone, while passing by the palearctic one and at the Eastern zone , only one species ( Eremophila alpestris ) reached the zone Néarctique.

Biology

They are terrestrial birds of small size to average (from 10 to 23 cm), whose dull plumage generally presents brownish colors or chamois. The nail of the posterior toe is usually long and right, and the nozzle is extremely variable in the face and form according to the species.

This family is characteristic of the arid or semi-arid regions, populating the zones discovered or cultivated.

Alphabetical list of the kinds

Alaemon Keyserling & J.H. Blasius, 1840
Alauda Linnaeus, 1758
Ammomanes Cabanis, 1851
Calandrella Kaup, 1829
Certhilauda Swainson, 1827
Chersomanes Cabanis, 1851
Chersophilus Sharpe, 1890
Eremalauda W.L. Sclater, 1926
Eremophila Drinks, 1828
Eremopterix Kaup, 1836
Galerida Boie, 1828
Heteromirafra Grant, 1913
Lullula Kaup, 1829
Melanocorypha Boie, 1828
Mirafra Horsfield, 1821
Pinarocorys Shelley, 1902
Pseudalaemon Lort Philips, 1898
Ramphocoris Bonaparte, 1850
Spizocorys Sundevall, 1872

List species

n.b. The order of this list is not random, it corresponds to family ties between the various species (Phylogénie). It was established starting from the lists of Sibley and the International commission of the French names of the birds (CINFO).

monotonous Lark - Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 - Monotonous Lark
Lark singer - Mirafra cantillans Blyth, 1845 - Singing BushLark
Lark of Java - Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 - Australasian Lark
mélodieuse Lark - Mirafra cheniana has. - Smith, 1843 - Melodious gold Latakoo Lark
Alouette with white tail - Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 - White-tailed Lark
Malagasy Alouette - Mirafra hova Hartlaub, 1860 - Madagascar Lark
Lark of Kordofan - Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852 - Kordofan Lark
Lark of Williams - Mirafra williamsi Macdonald, 1956 - Williams' S Lark
Lark of Friedmann - Mirafra pulped Friedmann, 1930 - Friedmann' S polyglot Lark
Alouette - Mirafra will hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) - Red-winged Lark
Alouette of Somalia - Mirafra somalica (Witherby, 1903) - Somali Length-billed Lark
Alouette of Ash - Mirafra ashi Colston, 1982 - Ash' S Lark
Lark with russet-red nape of the neck - Mirafra africana A. Smith, 1836 - Rufous-naped Lark
Lark of Sharpe - Mirafra sharpii Elliot? 1897 - Somali Lark
Lark of Angola - Mirafra angolensis Scrap-metal, 1880 - Angola Lark
Lark bourdonnante - Mirafra rufocinnamomea (Salvadori, 1865) - Flappet Lark
Lark juggler - Mirafra apiata (Old-fashioned, 1816) - Clapper Lark
Lark with collar - Mirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896 - Collared Lark
fawn-coloured Lark - Mirafra africanoides A. Smith, 1836 - Fawn-colored Lark
Abyssinian Lark - Mirafra alopex Sharpe, 1890 - Abyssinian Lark
Lark with russet-red wings - Mirafra will erythroptera Blyth, 1845 - Indian Bush Lark
Alouette of Siam - Mirafra assamica Horsfield, 1840 - Rufous-winged Lark
russet-red Alouette - Mirafra rufa Lynes, 1920 - Rusty Lark -

Alouette of Gillett - Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895 - Gillett' S Lark

Alouette of Jerdon - Mirafra affinis Blyth 1845 - Jerdon' S Bushlark

? - Mirafra will microptera Hume, 1873 - ?

? - Mirafra marionae E.C.S. Baker, 1915 - ?

? - Mirafra erythrocephala Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885 - ?

Lark with pink chest - Mirafra poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879) - Pink-breasted Lark

Lark of Degodi - Mirafra degodiensis Erard, 1975 - Degodi Lark

stained Lark - Mirafra naevia (Strickland, 1853) - Bradfield' S Lark

Alouette sabotaged - Mirafra sabotaged A. Smith, 1836 - Sabota Lark

Alouette with russet-red tail - Pinarocorys erythropygia (Strickland, 1852) - Rufous-rumped Lark

brown Alouette - Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850) - Dusky Lark

Lark of Archer - Heteromirafra archeri S. Clarke, 1920 - Archer' S Lark
Lark of Érard - Heteromirafra sidamoensis (Erard, 1975) - Sidamo Lark
Lark of Rudd - Heteromirafra ruddi (Grant, 1908) - Rudd' S Lark
Lark with long nozzle - Certhilauda curvirostris (Hermann, 1783) - Long-billed Lark
? - Certhilauda brevirostris Roberts, 1941 - ?
? - Certhilauda semitorquata A. Smith, 1836 - ?
? - Certhilauda subcoronata A. Smith, 1843 - ?
Lark with short nails - Certhilauda chuana (A. Smith, 1836) - Short-clawed Lark
Lark with russet-red back - Certhilauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853) - Dune Lark
? - Certhilauda barlowi (Roberts 1937) - ?
Lark of Karroo - Certhilauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839) - Karoo Lark
ferruginous Lark - Certhilauda will burra (Bangs, 1930) - Ferruginous Lark gold Red Lark
éperonnée Alouette - Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836) - Spike-heeled Lark
Moinelette with white mumps - Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814) - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Moinelette with black mumps - Eremopterix australis (A. Smith, 1836) - Black-eared Sparrow-Lark -

Moinelette with gray back - Eremopterix verticalis (A. Smith, 1836) - Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

Moinelette of Fischer - Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) - Fischer' S Sparrow-Lark

Moinelette d' Oustalet - Eremopterix signatus (Oustalet, 1886) - Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark

Moinelette with white face - Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839) - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Moinelette cross - Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786) - Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Ammomane elegant - Ammomanes will cinctura (Gould, 1839) - Bar-tailed Desert Lark

Ammomane with red tail - Ammomanes will phoenicura (Franklin, 1831) - Rufous-tailed Lark

Ammomane isabelline - Ammomanes unset (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Desert Lark

Ammomane of Gray - Ammomanes grayi (Wahlberg, 1855) - Gray' S Lark

Sirli of the desert - Alaemon alaudipes (Desfontaines, 1789) - Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Sirli de Witherby - Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 - Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

Lark of Close-bey - Ramphocoris clotbey (Bonaparte, 1850) - Thick-billed Lark

Alouette calenders - Melanocorypha calendered (Linnaeus, 1766) - will Calandra monticole Lark

Alouette - Melanocorypha bimaculata (Menetries, 1832) - Bimaculated Lark

Alouette of Tibet - maximum Melanocorypha Blyth, 1867 - Tibetan Lark

Alouette of Mongolia - Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776) - Mongolian Lark

Alouette leucoptère - Melanocorypha will leucoptera (Pallas, 1811) - White-winged negro Lark

Lark - Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (J.R. Forster, 1767 -) Black Lark

calandrelle Lark - Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814) - Greater Shorts-toed Lark

Lark of Blandford - Calandrella blanfordi (Shelley, 1902) - Blanford' S Lark

Lark of Erlanger - Calandrella erlangeri (Neumann, 1906) - Erlanger' S Lark

Lark cendrille - Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789) - Red-capped Lark

Lark of Hume - Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873 - Hume' S Lark

Lark pispolette - Calandrella rufescens (Old-fashioned, 1820) - Lesser Shorts-toed Lark

Lark of Swinhoe - Calandrella cheleensis (Swinhoe, 1871) - Asian Shorts-toed Lark

Lark raytal - Calandrella raytal (Blyth, 1845) - Indian Shorts-toed Lark gold Sand Lark

Lark reddish - Calandrella somalica (Sharpe, 1895) - Rufous Shorts-toed Lark

Lark of Athi - Calandrella athensis (Sharpe, 1900) - Athi Shorts-toed Lark

Lark with pink nozzle - Spizocorys conirostris (Sundevall, 1850) - Pink-billed Lark

Lark of Sclater - Spizocorys sclateri (Shelley, 1902) - Sclater' S Lark

Lark of Obbia - Spizocorys obbiensis Witherby, 1905 - Obbia Lark

masked Lark - Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895 - Masked Lark

Lark of Botha - Spizocorys fringillaris (Sundevall, 1850) - Botha' S Lark

Lark of Stark - Eremalauda starki (Shelley, 1902) - Stark' S Lark

Lark of Dunn - Eremalauda dunni (Shelley, 1904) - Dunn' S Lark

Sirli ricoti - Chersophilus duponti (Old-fashioned, 1820) - Dupont' S Lark

crested Cochevis - Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Crested Lark

Cochevis de Thékla - Galerida theklae (A.E. Brehm, 1857) - Thekla Lark

Cochevis de Malabar - Galerida malabarica (Scopoli, 1786) - Malabar Lark

Cochevis de Sykes - Galerida deva (Sykes, 1832) - Tawny Lark gold Sykes' S modest Lark

Cochevis - Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 - Sun Lark

Cochevis with large nozzle - Galerida magnirostris (Stephens, 1826) - Large-billed Lark

Cochevis with short tail - Pseudalaemon fremantlii (Lort Philips, 1897) - Short-tailed Lark

Lark excentric - Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Wood Lark

Skylark - Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 - Sky Lark

Lark of Japan - Alauda japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848 - Japanese Sky Lark

Lark gulgule - Alauda gulgula Franklin , 1831 - Oriental Sky Lark

Lark of Razo - Alauda razae (Alexander, 1898) - Razo Lark

Lark rise-collar - Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Horned Lark gold Shore Lark

Lark of Przewalski - Eremophila (alpestris) teleschowi - Przewalski' S Lark

Lark bilophe - Eremophila bilopha (Temminck, 1823) - Temminck' S Lark

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