Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kortkloulewerik |
| Catalan | alosa d'ungles curtes |
| Dutch | Botswanaleeuwerik |
| English | Short-clawed Lark |
| English (United States) | Short-clawed Lark |
| French | Alouette à ongles courts |
| French (France) | Alouette à ongles courts |
| German | Akazien-Langschnabellerche |
| Japanese | コウゲンヤブヒバリ |
| Norwegian | kortklolerke |
| Polish | szponiak krótkoszpony |
| Russian | Короткокоготный жаворонок |
| Serbian | Bocvanska ševa |
| Slovak | škovránok pasienkový |
| Spanish | Alondra Chuana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alondra chuana |
| Swedish | kortklolärka |
| Turkish | Kısa Parmaklı Toygar |
| Ukrainian | Жайворонок ботсванійський |
Revision Notes
This account is part of the 8th edition of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. This project is a joint collaboration between the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. G. Derek Engelbrecht revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Vocalizations section. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map. Leo Gilman copy edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Shawn M. Billerman and Paul G. Rodewald reviewed the account.
Certhilauda chuana (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Alauda chuana
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.46.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'country beyond Latakoo'.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CERTHILAUDA
- chuana
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana Scientific name definitions
G. Derek Engelbrecht
Version: 2.0 — Published February 23, 2023
Version: 2.0 — Published February 23, 2023
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