Heteromirafra | |
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Rudd's lark in South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: |
Heteromirafra Grant, 1913 |
Type species | |
Heteronyx ruddi
[1] C.H.B. Grant, 1908
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Species | |
2, See text | |
range of genus [2] [3] | |
Synonyms | |
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Heteromirafra is a small genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae.
The name "long-clawed lark" has been used to describe both species in this genus. [4] [5]
The genus contains two extant species: [6]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Heteromirafra ruddi ( Grant, 1908) | Rudd's lark | South Africa | |
Heteromirafra archeri Clarke, 1920 | Archer's lark | Somalia and Ethiopia |