Sclater's lark [SEP] parent taxon
Sclater's lark
Sclater's lark ("Spizocorys sclateri") is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and systematics.
The common name and the Latin binomial commemorate the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.
Sclater's Lark was originally placed within the genus "Calandrella" and some authorities continue to recognize that classification. This species is alternately named as Sclater's
Taxonomy and systematics Extinct species.
At least one fossil species is included in this genus:
- †"Calandrella gali" (late Miocene of Polgardi, Hungary)
Taxonomy and systematics Former species.
Some authorities have classified the following species as belonging to the genus "Calandrella":
- Buckley's lark (as "Calandrella buckleyi")
- Obbia lark (as "Calandrella obbiensis")
- Sclater's lark (as "Calandrella sclateri")
- Stark's lark (as "Calandrella starki"