Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (3)
Per Alström, Eduardo de Juana, Paul F. Donald, and Francisco Suárez
Version: 2.0 — Published November 3, 2023
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published November 3, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | قُبَّرَةٌ صُبَيْعَاءُ مُتَوسِطيّة |
| Azerbaijani | Aralıq dəniz kiçik torağayı |
| Basque | Txoriandre pispoleta mediterraneoa |
| Croatian | španjolska ševa |
| Czech | skřivánek menší |
| Danish | Dværglærke |
| English | Mediterranean Short-toed Lark |
| English (United States) | Mediterranean Short-toed Lark |
| French | Alouette pispolette |
| French (France) | Alouette pispolette |
| Galician | Calandriña das marismas |
| German | Stummellerche |
| Greek | Γραμμωτή Μικρογαλιάντρα (Μεσογείου) |
| Hebrew | עפרונן גמדי |
| Icelandic | Stúflævirki |
| Norwegian | flekkdverglerke |
| Polish | skowrończyk mały |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Calhandrinha-das-marismas |
| Romanian | Ciocârlie mică |
| Russian | Серый жаворонок |
| Serbian | Tankokljuna mala ševa |
| Slovak | škovránok malý |
| Slovenian | Sredozemski mali škrjanček |
| Spanish | Terrera Marismeña |
| Spanish (Spain) | Terrera marismeña |
| Swedish | dvärglärka |
| Turkish | Çorak Toygarı |
| Ukrainian | Жайворонок сірий |
Revision Notes
Per Alström and Paul F. Donald revised the account. Leo Gilman copy edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Alaudala rufescens (Vieillot, 1819)
PROTONYM:
A[lauda] rufescens
Vieillot, 1819. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 1, p.322.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tenerife, Canary Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ALAUDALA
- rufescens
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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