Larks (Alaudidae)
Erlanger's Lark (Calandrella erlangeri) - HBW 9, p. 584
French: Alouette d’Erlanger
German: Erlangerlerche
Spanish: Terrera de Erlanger
Other common names: Erlanger’s Short-toed/Ethiopian Short-toed Lark
Taxonomy: Tephrocorys cinerea erlangeri Neumann, 1906, Sheikh Mehamed, Webi River, Ethiopia.
May form a superspecies with C. brachydactyla, C. cinerea, C. blanfordi and C. acutirostris; often considered conspecific with first three (especially C. cinerea and C. blanfordi). N populations on average slightly paler and are less streaked above, sometimes separated as race asmaraensis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Ethiopian Highlands.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the ground rising its crest, walking and calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 3.8 -
A bird feeding on a grassland Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.5 -
one in hay field, flies and calls, then actively foraging Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 23 October 2010 1 year ago 21 sec 3.3 -
feeding in hay field, flies Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 23 October 2010 1 year ago 20 sec 2.5
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Erlanger's Lark
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
William Price 15 February 2012 11 weeks ago 4.3 -
Side view of bird on the ground
Locality Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
mark sutton 27 December 2006 2 years ago 3.7
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A bird on the ground calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 2 years ago 3
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