Rudd's lark

Rudd's lark
in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Alaudidae
Genus:Heteromirafra
Species: H. ruddi
Binomial name
Heteromirafra ruddi
(Grant, 1908)
     distribution[2]
Synonyms
  • Heteronyx ruddi
  • Mirafra ruddi

Rudd's lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

Bird in flight at Wakkerstroom, South Africa

Formerly, some authorities have classified Rudd's lark as belonging to the genus Mirafra.[3] Previously, some authorities have also considered Archer's lark to be a subspecies of Rudd's lark (as Heteromirafra ruddi archeri). Alternate names for Rudd's lark include long-clawed lark, Rudd's long-clawed lark and South African long-clawed lark. Note also that the name "long-clawed lark" has been used to describe both Rudd's lark and Archer's lark.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Heteromirafra ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. p. 26. ISBN 0-620-20730-2. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Heteromirafra ruddi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Heteromirafra archeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.


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