''Ammomanes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lark
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occu ...
in the family
Alaudidae
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occu ...
.
Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
It contains the following three species:
Additionally, some authorities continue to place
Gray's lark
Gray's lark (''Ammomanopsis grayi'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...
within the genus ''Ammomanes''.
Former species
Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus ''Ammomanes'' include:
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Gray's lark
Gray's lark (''Ammomanopsis grayi'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...
( as ''Ammomanes grayi'')
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Red lark
The red lark (''Calendulauda burra''), also known as the ferruginous lark or ferruginous sand-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tr ...
(as ''Ammomanes burra'' or ''Ammomanes burrus'')
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Barlow's lark
Barlow's lark (''Calendulauda barlowi'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and sy ...
(as ''Pseudammomanes barlowi'')
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Dunn's lark
Dunn's lark (''Eremalauda dunni'') is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found across parts of the Sahara from Mauritania to central Sudan.
Taxonomy and systematics
Dunn's lark was originally described as be ...
(as ''Ammomanes dunni'')
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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