Dune lark
| Dune lark | |
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| Near Walvis Bay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. erythrochlamys
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| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)
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The dune lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys) is a species of
Alaudidae. It is endemic to Namibia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
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The dune lark is the only avian creature that has evolved the ability to survive in the Namib Desert, which is one of the driest regions in the world.
Taxonomy and systematics
Originally, the dune lark was classified as belonging to the genus Alauda, then later by Mirafra and Certhilauda, until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.[2] Formerly, some authorities considered the dune lark to be a subspecies of the Karoo lark (as Certhilauda albescens erythrochlamys) and Barlow's lark (as Certhilauda erythrochlamys barlowi) to be subspecies of the dune lark.[3][4] Not all authorities recognize each of these re-classifications.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ a b "Calendulauda erythrochlamys - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Calendulauda barlowi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calendulauda erythrochlamys.
Wikispecies has information related to Certhilauda erythrochlamys.
- Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds