Calandrella

Belongs within: Alaudidae.

Calandrella is a genus of larks characterised by a short, conical bill, long wings, and short, curved hind claws.

<==Calandrella Kaup 1829M02 [incl. Calandritis Cabanis 1851B94; Calandrellidae, Calandritidae]
    |--C. acutirostrisAP21
    |--C. athensisJF06
    |--C. blanfordiS05
    |--C. brachydactyla (Leisler 1814)L03 (see below for synonymy)
    |    |--C. b. brachydactylaM-PG70
    |    |--C. b. hermonensisM-PG70
    |    `--C. b. longipennis (Eversmann 1848) [=Alauda longipennis]M-PG70
    |--C. cheleensisJT12
    |--C. cinerea (Gmelin 1789) [=Alauda cinerea]M02
    |    |--C. c. cinereaM-PG70
    |    `--C. c. saturatior Reichenow 1904M-PG70
    |--C. dukhunensisAP21
    |--C. erlangeri (Neumann 1906)AP21, S05 (see below for synonymy)
    |--C. raytalJT12
    |    |--C. r. raytalL03
    |    `--C. r. krishnakumarsinhji Vauri & Dharmakumarsinhji 1954L03
    |--C. razaeFP64
    `--C. somalicaJT12

Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler 1814)^L03 [=Alauda brachydactila^M-PG70; incl. Melanocorypha brachydactyla albicollis Brehm 1866 (n. n.)^L03, M. gallica Brehm 1845^L03, M. graeca Brehm 1855^L03, M. brachydactyla immaculata Brehm 1857^L03, M. itala Brehm 1830^L03, Alauda (Melanocorypha) macroptera Brehm 1854^L03, M. tenuirostris Brehm 1845^L03]

Calandrella erlangeri (Neumann 1906)^{AP21, L03} [=Tephrocorys cinerea erlangeri^L03, C. blanfordi erlangeri^S05, C. cinerea erlangeri^S05; incl. Alauda ruficeps Rüppell 1840^S05]

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[AP21] Arlott, N., & B. van Perlo. 2021. Collins Birds of the World. William Collins.

[B94] Bock, W. J. 1994. History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 222: 1–281.

[FP64] Fisher, J., & R. T. Peterson. 1964. The World of Birds: A comprehensive guide to general ornithology. Macdonald: London.

[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.

[JF06] Jønsson, K. A., & J. Fjeldså. 2006. A phylogenetic supertree of oscine passerine birds. Zoologica Scripta 35: 149–186.

[L03] LeCroy, M. 2003. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 5. Passeriformes: Alaudidae, Hirundinidae, Motacillidae, Campephagidae, Pycnonotidae, Irenidae, Laniidae, Vangidae, Bombycillidae, Dulidae, Cinclidae, Troglodytidae, and Mimidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 278: 1–156.

[M-PG70] Mackworth-Praed, C. W., & C. H. B. Grant. 1970. African Handbook of Birds ser. 3 vol. 1. Birds of West Central and Western Africa. Longman: London.

[M02] Mlíkovský, J. 2002. Cenozoic Birds of the World. Part 1: Europe. Ninox Press: Praha.

[S05] Steinheimer, F. D. 2005. Eduard Rüppel’s avian types at the Natural History Museum, Tring (Aves). Senckenbergiana Biologica 85 (2): 233–264.