Larks (Alaudidae)
Hume's Lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
French: Alouette de Hume German: Tibetlerche Spanish: Terrera de Hume
Other common names: Hume’s Short-toed Lark, Slender-billed Lark
Taxonomy:
Calandrella acutirostris Hume, 1873, Sughet Pass, south-west Xinjiang, China.
May form a superspecies with C. brachydactyla, C. cinerea, C. blanfordi and C. erlangeri. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- acutirostris Hume, 1873 - breeds NE Iran E to S Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and extreme W China (W Xinjiang); winters mainly Pakistan and NW India.
- tibetana W. E. Brooks, 1880 - breeds NE Pakistan and NW India E across Tibetan Plateau to C China (S Gansu, extreme W Ningxia & NW Sichuan) and S to Nepal and Sikkim; winters N Indian Subcontinent.
- Least Concern
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