Turkestan short-toed lark explained
The Turkestan short-toed lark (Alaudala heinei) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ukraine and central Turkey through parts of Central Asia and southern Siberia west to south-central Mongolia and south to southern Afghanistan.[1] This species and the Mediterranean short-toed lark (A. rufescens) were formerly considered conspecific and called the lesser short-toed lark, but a 2020 study recovered them as distinct species.[2] [3]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:
- Alaudala heinei pseudobaetica - (Stegmann, 1932): Found in eastern Turkey, Transcaucasia and northern Iran
- Alaudala heinei heinei - (Homeyer, 1873): Found from Ukraine to eastern Kazakhstan
- Alaudala heinei aharonii - (Hartert, 1910): Found in central Turkey
- Alaudala heinei persica - Sharpe, 1890: Found in eastern and southern Iraq to southern and south-western Afghanistan
References
- Web site: International Ornithological Congress. International Ornithological Congress . IOC World Bird List. January 23, 2021. January 23, 2021.
Notes and References
- Web site: Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. 2021-01-19.
- Web site: Alaudala [rufescens or heini, excl. niethammeri] (Mediterranean or Turkestan Short-toed Lark [excl. niethammeri]) - Avibase]. 2021-01-30. avibase.bsc-eoc.org.
- 2021-01-01. Multiple species delimitation approaches applied to the avian lark genus Alaudala. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 154. 106994. 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106994. 1055-7903. free. Alström . Per . Van Linschooten . Jip . Donald . Paul F. . Sundev . Gombobaatar . Mohammadi . Zeinolabedin . Ghorbani . Fatemeh . Shafaeipour . Arya . Van Den Berg . Arnoud . Robb . Magnus . Aliabadian . Mansour . Wei . Chentao . Lei . Fumin . Oxelman . Bengt . Olsson . Urban . 33250446 .
