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Melanocorypha  F. Boie, 1828
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557878

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Calandrina Blyth, 1855
  
    Corydon Gloger, 1842
  
    Corydus Billberg, 1828
  
    Londra Sykes, 1839
  
    Melanocoryphoides Bianchi, 1906
  
    Nigrilauda Bogdanov, 1879
  
    Pallasia Homeyer, 1873
  
    Pterocorys Stejneger, 1884
  
    Saxilauda R. P. Lesson, 1837
  
    Melancorypha F. Boie, 1828
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825 – Larks  
                               GenusMelanocorypha F. Boie, 1828  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Melanocorypha bimaculata (Ménétriés, 1832) – Alouette monticole, calhandra-bastarda, calhandra-bimaculada, Calandria bimaculada, Bimaculated Lark 
                                  Species Melanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766) – Alouette calandre, calhandra-real, Calandria común, Calandra Lark 
                                  Species Melanocorypha maxima Blyth, 1867 – Alouette du Tibet, calhandra-do-tibete, Calandria tibetana, Tibetan Lark 
                                  Species Melanocorypha mongolica (Pallas, 1776) – Alouette de Mongolie, calhandra-da-mongólia, calhandra-mongol, Calandria de Mongolia, Mongolian Lark 
                                  Species Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (J. R. Forster, 1768) – Alouette nègre, calhandra-preta, Calandria negra, Black Lark 
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Melanocorypha    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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