| Galerida | |
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| Crested lark (Galerida cristata) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Galerida F. Boie, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Alauda cristata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galerida is a genus ofbirds in the familyAlaudidae. The current scientific name is derived fromLatin.Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, fromgalerum, "cap".[1] The nameGalerida is synonymous with the earlier genus namesCalendula,Heliocorys andPtilocorys.[2]
The genusGalerida was established by the German zoologistFriedrich Boie in 1828.[3] Thetype species was subsequently designated as thecrested lark.[4]
The genus contains six species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Galerida deva | Sykes's lark | central India |
_(8080033500).jpg) | Galerida modesta | Sun lark | Guinea to South Sudan |
.jpg) | Galerida magnirostris | Large-billed lark | southern Africa |
.jpg) | Galerida theklae | Thekla lark | Iberian Peninsula, in northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia |
 | Galerida cristata | Crested lark | northern Africa and in parts of western Asia and China |
 | Galerida malabarica | Malabar lark | western India. |
There are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus:
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genusGalerida:
