Alauda Linnaeus 1758 (lark)

Aves - Passeriformes - Alaudidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Alaudidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Gaillard 1939, Mlikovsky 2002 and Worthy 1997

Sister taxa: Calandrella, Eremophila, Eremopterix, Galerida, Lullula, Melanocorypha, Mirafra, Otocoris

Subtaxa: Alauda arvensis Alauda gypsorum Alauda leucoptera Alauda major

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Ecology: volant insectivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), France (1), Italy (3), New Zealand (5), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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