| Lullula | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Lullula Kaup, 1829 |
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Lullula is thegenus ofwoodlarks,songbirds in thefamilyAlaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, thewoodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record.
The genusLullula was introduced by the German naturalistJohann Jakob Kaup in 1829.[1] The genusLullula isonomatopoeic from the FrenchLulu, the name given byde Buffon. Both the French name,Alouette lulu and the genus name are derived from the sound of its song.[2]
The genus contain a single extantspecies, thewoodlark (Lullula arborea).[3]
