Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | skřivánek indický |
| Danish | Indisk Dværglærke |
| Dutch | Indische Zandleeuwerik |
| English (United States) | Sand Lark |
| French | Alouette raytal |
| German | Uferlerche |
| Icelandic | Hærulævirki |
| Japanese | インドコヒバリ |
| Norwegian | sanddverglerke |
| Persian | چکاوک شنی |
| Polish | skowrończyk malutki |
| Russian | Песчаный жаворонок |
| Slovak | škovránok retal |
| Spanish | Terrera Raytal |
| Spanish (Spain) | Terrera raytal |
| Swedish | sandlärka |
| Turkish | Çorak/Asya Çorak Toygarı |
Revision Notes
Prasad Ganpule and Per Alström revised the account. Tammy Zhang curated the media. Gracey Brouillard copyedited the account.
Alaudala raytal (Blyth, 1845)
PROTONYM:
Alauda raytal
Blyth, 1845. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13(1844), p.962.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lucknow.
Definitions
- ALAUDALA
- raytal
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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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Sand Lark Alaudala raytal Scientific name definitions
Prasad Ganpule and Per Alström
Version: 2.0 — Published May 7, 2022
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Relevant literature for the Sand Lark was retrieved from the online ‘Bibliography of South Asian Ornithology’ by Aasheesh Pittie (51). Maulik Varu and Puja Sharma helped with references.
Ashvin Trivedi, Devvratsinh Mori, Hiren Khambhayta, Ankur Gohil, Vivek Upadhyay, Kandarp Andhariya, and Ashok Mashru are thanked for contributing photographs of juveniles and for providing sound recordings. Thanks to Keramat Hafezi and Abolghasem Khaleghizadeh for providing knowledge on the Persian name for Sand Lark.