Genus of birds
Alauda is agenus oflarks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (theRaso lark )endemic to the islet ofRaso in theCape Verde Islands .[ 1] Further, at least two additional species are known from the fossil record. The current genus name is from Latinalauda , "lark".Pliny the Elder thought the word was originally of Celtic origin.[ 2]
Taxonomy and systematics [ edit ] The genusAlauda was introduced by the Swedish naturalistCarl Linnaeus in 1758 in thetenth edition of hisSystema Naturae .[ 3] Thetype species was subsequently designated as theEurasian skylark .[ 4]
The genusAlauda has four extant and at least two extinct species. Formerly, many other species have also been considered to belong to the genus.
The genus contains four species:[ 1]
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution Alauda leucoptera White-winged lark southern Ukraine through Kazakhstan to south-central Russia Alauda razae Raso lark Raso islet in the Cape Verde Islands Alauda gulgula Oriental skylark southern, central and eastern Asia Alauda arvensis Eurasian skylark across Europe and Asia
†Alauda xerarvensis (late Pliocene ofVarshets , Bulgaria)[ 5] †Alauda tivadari (late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary)[ 6] Previously, some authorities also classified the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genusAlauda :
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