Tibetan lark

Tibetan lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Melanocorypha
Species: M. maxima
Binomial name
Melanocorypha maxima
Blyth, 1867
     range[2]

The Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found on the Tibetan plateau from north-western India to central China.[3] Alternate names for this species include the Asiatic lark, long-billed calandra lark and long-billed lark.[4]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Melanocorypha maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Based on maps in the Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife Datazone
  3. "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  4. "Melanocorypha maxima - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-15.


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