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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| status = NR
| image = Ammomanes Tephrocorys Gronvold.jpg
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| status_system = iucn3.1
| image_caption = ''C. blanfordi'' (bottom, right)
| image =
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status = LC
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2017 |title=''Calandrella blanfordi'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T103766090A112872569 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103766090A112872569.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| classis = [[Aves]]
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| genus = Calandrella
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
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| species = blanfordi
| familia = [[Alaudidae]]
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| authority = ([[George Ernest Shelley|Shelley]], 1902)
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| genus = ''[[Calandrella]]''
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
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| species = '''''C. blanfordi'''''
| subdivision = See text
| binomial = ''Calandrella blanfordi''
| synonyms = * '' Calandrella blandfordi''
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| binomial_authority = ([[George Ernest Shelley|Shelley]], 1902)
* ''Tephrocorys blanfordi''
| range_map = Calandrella blanfordi 2 distribution map.png
}}
}}


'''Blanford's lark'''<ref>[http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-en.html ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011)], IOC World Bird List</ref> or '''Blanford's short-toed lark''' (''Calandrella blanfordi'') is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] of the [[lark]] family, Alaudidae. It occurs in north-east [[Africa]] and [[Arabia]]. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist [[William Thomas Blanford]]. It was formerly included in either the [[greater short-toed lark]] (''C. brachydactyla'') or the [[red-capped lark]] (''C. cinerea'') but is now commonly treated as a separate species. [[Erlanger's lark]] (''C. erlangeri'') is sometimes included in this species.
'''Blanford's lark'''<ref>[http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-en.html ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107165353/http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-en.html |date=November 7, 2011 }}, IOC World Bird List</ref> or '''Blanford's short-toed lark''' ('''''Calandrella blanfordi''''') is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] of the [[lark]] family, Alaudidae, which is native to north-eastern Africa. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist [[William Thomas Blanford]].


==Taxonomy and systematics==
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It is 14&ndash;15 centimetres long. The upperparts are pale sandy-brown with some darker streaking and the crown is [[rufous]]. The underparts are pale and plain apart from a small dark patch on the side of the neck made up of vertical streaks. The greater short-toed lark is similar but has a greyer, more-streaked crown. Erlanger's and red-capped larks have darker upperparts with more streaking and a darker rufous crown. Erlanger's lark has larger dark neck-patches while in red-capped lark the patches are rufous.
Blanford's lark was formerly included in either the [[greater short-toed lark]] (''C. brachydactyla'') or the [[red-capped lark]] (''C. cinerea'') but is now commonly treated as a separate species. Alternate names for Blanford's lark include '''Blandford's lark''', '''Blandford's short-toed lark''' and '''Blanford's red-capped lark'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=533BEDA4&sec=summary&ssver=1|title=Calandrella blanfordi - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2016-12-12}}</ref>

===Subspecies===
Two [[subspecies]] are recognized:<ref>{{Cite journal|title=IOC World Bird List 6.4|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref|journal=IOC World Bird List Datasets|doi=10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* ''C. b. blanfordi'' - <small>([[George Ernest Shelley|Shelley]], 1902)</small>: Found in northern Eritrea
* ''C. b. erlangeri'' - [[Erlanger's lark]]- <small>([[Oscar Neumann|Neumann]], 1906)</small>: Found in Ethiopia

==Description==
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Blanford's lark is 14&ndash;15 centimetres long. The upperparts are pale sandy-brown with some darker streaking and the crown is rufous. The underparts are pale and plain apart from a small dark patch on the side of the neck made up of vertical streaks. The greater short-toed lark is similar but has a greyer, more-streaked crown. Erlanger's and red-capped larks have darker upperparts with more streaking and a darker rufous crown. Erlanger's lark has larger dark neck-patches while in red-capped lark the patches are rufous.


Blanford's lark has a sparrow-like flight-call. The [[bird song|song]] is given in a circular song-flight and includes a mixture of ''chew-chew-chew-chew'' notes and fluid phrases.
Blanford's lark has a sparrow-like flight-call. The [[bird song|song]] is given in a circular song-flight and includes a mixture of ''chew-chew-chew-chew'' notes and fluid phrases.


==Habitat and movements==
There are three subspecies: ''C. b. blanfordi'' in [[Eritrea]], ''C. b. daaroodensis'' in northern [[Somalia]] and ''C. b. eremica'' in [[Yemen]] and south-west [[Saudi Arabia]]. They occur on open stony plains, often with bushes. In Arabia, it breeds between 1800 and 2500 metres above sea-level with some birds dispersing to lower ground in winter. The species is often seen in flocks outside the breeding season.
They occur on open stony plains, often with bushes. In Arabia, it breeds between 1800 and 2500 metres above sea-level with some birds dispersing to lower ground in winter. The species is often seen in flocks outside the breeding season.


==References==
==References==
{{wikispecies|Calandrella blanfordi}}
{{Commonscat|Calandrella blanfordi}}
{{Wikispecies|Calandrella blanfordi}}
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Arlott, Norman (2007) ''Birds of the Palearctic: Passerines'', HarperCollins, London.
* Arlott, Norman (2007) ''Birds of the Palearctic: Passerines'', HarperCollins, London.
* Beolens, Bo & Watkins, Michael (2003) ''Whose Bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds'', Christopher Helm, London.
* Beolens, Bo & Watkins, Michael (2003) ''Whose Bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds'', Christopher Helm, London.
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* Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara'', Struik, Cape Town.
* Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) ''Birds of Africa south of the Sahara'', Struik, Cape Town.


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[[Category:Calandrella]]

[[Category:Birds of Eritrea]]
[[Category:Birds of Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Calandrella|Blanford's lark]]
[[Category:Birds of Somalia]]
[[Category:Birds of the Horn of Africa]]
[[Category:Birds of Yemen]]
[[Category:Birds of the Middle East]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1902|Blanford's lark]]

Latest revision as of 16:12, 27 September 2022

Blanford's lark
C. blanfordi (bottom, right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Calandrella
Species:
C. blanfordi
Binomial name
Calandrella blanfordi
(Shelley, 1902)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Calandrella blandfordi
  • Tephrocorys blanfordi

Blanford's lark[2] or Blanford's short-toed lark (Calandrella blanfordi) is a small passerine bird of the lark family, Alaudidae, which is native to north-eastern Africa. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.

Taxonomy and systematics

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Blanford's lark was formerly included in either the greater short-toed lark (C. brachydactyla) or the red-capped lark (C. cinerea) but is now commonly treated as a separate species. Alternate names for Blanford's lark include Blandford's lark, Blandford's short-toed lark and Blanford's red-capped lark.[3]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized:[4]

Description

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Blanford's lark is 14–15 centimetres long. The upperparts are pale sandy-brown with some darker streaking and the crown is rufous. The underparts are pale and plain apart from a small dark patch on the side of the neck made up of vertical streaks. The greater short-toed lark is similar but has a greyer, more-streaked crown. Erlanger's and red-capped larks have darker upperparts with more streaking and a darker rufous crown. Erlanger's lark has larger dark neck-patches while in red-capped lark the patches are rufous.

Blanford's lark has a sparrow-like flight-call. The song is given in a circular song-flight and includes a mixture of chew-chew-chew-chew notes and fluid phrases.

Habitat and movements

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They occur on open stony plains, often with bushes. In Arabia, it breeds between 1800 and 2500 metres above sea-level with some birds dispersing to lower ground in winter. The species is often seen in flocks outside the breeding season.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calandrella blanfordi.
Wikispecies has information related to Calandrella blanfordi.
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Calandrella blanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103766090A112872569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103766090A112872569.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ ENGLISH NAME UPDATES - IOC Version 2.9 (July 10, 2011) Archived November 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, IOC World Bird List
  3. ^ "Calandrella blanfordi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  • Arlott, Norman (2007) Birds of the Palearctic: Passerines, HarperCollins, London.
  • Beolens, Bo & Watkins, Michael (2003) Whose Bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds, Christopher Helm, London.
  • Hollom, P. A. D.; Porter, R. F.; Christensen, S. & Willis, Ian (1988) Birds of the Middle East and North Africa, T & AD Poyser, Calton, England.
  • Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
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