Calendulauda | |
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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: