Lullula

Lullula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Lullula Kaup, 1829
Species
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Lullula is the genus of woodlarks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, the woodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record.

The genus Lullula is onomatopoeic from the French “Lulu”, the name given by de Buffon. Both the French name, Alouette lulu and the genus name are derived from the sound of its song.

The following species are classified within the genus:

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