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Calendulauda

Calendulauda
Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota).jpg
Sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Calendulauda
Blyth, 1855

Calendulauda is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. Established by Edward Blyth in 1855, it contains eight species:

The name Calendulauda is a combination of the names of two other lark genera: Calendula and Alauda. All of the species in this genus were formerly assigned to the genus Mirafra and several were also formerly assigned to the genera Alauda and Certhilauda.

The genus Calendulauda has eight extant species:



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