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Melanocorypha calandra  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 561038

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Alauda calandra Linnaeus, 1766
  
  Common Name(s): Alouette calandre [French]
  
    calhandra-real [Portuguese]
  
    Calandria común [Spanish]
  
    Calandra Lark [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                  SpeciesMelanocorypha calandra (Linnaeus, 1766) – Alouette calandre, calhandra-real, Calandria común, Calandra Lark  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SubspeciesMelanocorypha calandra calandra (Linnaeus, 1766)  
                                     SubspeciesMelanocorypha calandra gaza R. Meinertzhagen, 1919  
                                     SubspeciesMelanocorypha calandra hebraica R. Meinertzhagen, 1920  
                                     SubspeciesMelanocorypha calandra psammochroa E. J. O. Hartert, 1904  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Melanocorypha calandra    
       
  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   
  Reference for: Melanocorypha calandra, Calandra Lark [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Melanocorypha calandra, Calandra Lark [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

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