Calandrella
| Calandrella | |
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| Greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: |
Calandrella Kaup, 1829 |
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Calandrella is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Established by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829, the genus Calandrella has six extant and at least one extinct species. The genus name Calandrella is a diminutive of Ancient Greek kalandros, the calandra lark. Four of the species in the genus use the shortened name of short-toed lark as an alternate name.
There are six species recognized in the genus:
There is at least one fossil species included in this genus:
Formerly or presently, some authorities have classified the following species as belonging to the genus Calandrella:
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