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Spizocorys

Spizocorys
Botha Calandrella Gronvold.jpg
Juvenile S. fringillaris (top), adult S. starki (left) and S. sclateri (right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Spizocorys
Sundevall, 1872
Species
6, see text
Spizocorys distribution map.png
range of genus
Synonyms
  • Aëthocorys
  • Botha

Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the Alaudidae family found in southern and eastern Africa.

The genus contains seven extant species:

Formerly, some authorities classified the following species as belonging to the genus:


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