Galerida
| Galerida | |
|---|---|
_at_Sultanpur_I_Picture_118.jpg)
| |
| Galerida cristata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Galerida F. Boie, 1828
|
| Species | |
|
Many, see text | |
Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap".[1] The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus name Calendula.
Established by Friedrich Boie in 1828, the genus contains the following extant species:[2]
- Crested lark, Galerida cristata
- Maghreb lark, Galerida macrorhyncha
- Thekla lark, Galerida theklae
- Malabar lark, Galerida malabarica
- Sun lark, Galerida modesta
- Sykes's lark, Galerida deva
- Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris
Formerly, some authourities also considered the short-tailed lark as belonging to the genus Galerida (as G. fremantlii).
In addition, there are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus:
- Galerida bulgarica (late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria)[3]
- Galerida pannonica (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary)[4]
References
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Galerida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Boev, Zlatozar (2012). "Neogene Larks (Aves: Alaudidae (Vigors, 1825)) from Bulgaria" (PDF). Acta zoologica bulgarica. 64 (3): 295–318.
- ^ Kessler, E (2013). "Neogene songbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) from Hungary". Hantkeniana. 8: 37–149.
 | This Alaudidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |