Larks (Alaudidae)
Thekla Lark (Galerida theklae)
French: Cochevis de Thékla German: Theklalerche Spanish: Cogujada Montesina
Taxonomy:
Galerita Theklae A. E. Brehm, 1857, Xàtiva, near Valencia, Spain.
Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with G. malabarica, and has often been treated as conspecific, but proof of close relationship lacking. Marked geographical variation in colour, rather slight in size; variation strongly clinal in W of range, from grey-brown in N (Spain) to sandy-coloured in S (Sahara). Described race aguirrei (E Morocco) synonymized with ruficolor; birds named as race deichleri (Sahara of NE Algeria and SC Tunisia) considered to involve bleached individuals of carolinae. Genus name of original description based on unjustified (and.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Galerita Theklae A. E. Brehm,1857. Xàtiva, near Valencia, Spain.
Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with G. malabarica, and has often been treated as conspecific, but proof of close relationship lacking. Marked geographical variation in colour, rather slight in size; variation strongly clinal in W of range, from grey-brown in N (Spain) to sandy-coloured in S (Sahara). Described race aguirrei (E Morocco) synonymized with ruficolor; birds named as race deichleri (Sahara of NE Algeria and SC Tunisia) considered to involve bleached individuals of carolinae. Genus name of original description based on unjustified (and indeed invalid) emendation of Galerida. Twelve subspecies currently recognized.
Sometimes treated as forming a superspecies with G. malabarica, and has often been treated as conspecific, but proof of close relationship lacking. Marked geographical variation in colour, rather slight in size; variation strongly clinal in W of range, from grey-brown in N (Spain) to sandy-coloured in S (Sahara). Described race aguirrei (E Morocco) synonymized with ruficolor; birds named as race deichleri (Sahara of NE Algeria and SC Tunisia) considered to involve bleached individuals of carolinae. Genus name of original description based on unjustified (and indeed invalid) emendation of Galerida. Twelve subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- theklae A. E. Brehm, 1857 - E & S Portugal, Spain (including Balearic Is) and extreme S France (Roussillon).
- erlangeri Hartert, 1904 - N Morocco (E to Algerian border, S to Middle Atlas).
- ruficolor Whitaker, 1898 - NE & C Morocco, coastal Algeria and N Tunisia.
- theklae A. E. Brehm, 1857 - E & S Portugal, Spain (including Balearic Is) and extreme S France (Roussillon).
- erlangeri Hartert, 1904 - N Morocco (E to Algerian border, S to Middle Atlas).
- ruficolor Whitaker, 1898 - NE & C Morocco, coastal Algeria and N Tunisia.
- theresae Meinertzhagen, 1939 - SW Morocco (S from Anti-Atlas Mts) and Western Sahara.
- superflua Hartert, 1897 - Hauts Plateaux in NE Morocco (E of R Moulouya) and N Algeria (S to Atlas Saharien) E to Tunisia.
- carolinae Erlanger, 1897 - N Sahara from extreme E Morocco (Figuig) E to NE Libya, probably also extreme NW Egypt (Salum).
- praetermissa (Blanford, 1869) - highlands from S Eritrea S to C Ethiopia.
- huei Érard & de Naurois, 1973 - SC Ethiopia (Bale Mts, Arussi).
- huriensis Benson, 1947 - S Ethiopia and N Kenya (Huri Hills S to Marsabit).
- ellioti Hartert, 1897 - N & C Somalia.
- harrarensis Érard & Jarry, 1973 - E Ethiopia (Harar, Jijiga).
- mallablensis Colston, 1982 - coastal S Somalia.
- Least Concern
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A bird on a rock, singing (ruficolor)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 2 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
An alert bird, looking to the sky and running (ruficolor)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2007 2 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A bird on a pile of straw, calling. Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (praetermissa)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 4 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A bird in hand, with a malformation in the upper bill, showing its redish outer rectrice, white underwing and thick spoted breas Xàtiva, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain (theklae)
Alex García 31 May 2007 1 year ago 17 sec 4.2 -
A juvenile on the ground Taffraoute, Morocco (theresae)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2006 3 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A bird drinking and flying away Jaulín, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (theklae)
Jesús Laborda 7 July 2007 2 years ago 36 sec 4.1
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On a stone. Volubilis, Morocco
Juan Carlos Marín 7 April 2006 48 weeks ago 4 -
A close view of a bird Muel, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (theklae)
Jesús Laborda 29 December 2008 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on a pile of straw. Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
A bird standing on a wall. Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation, Missour, Morocco (ruficolor or superflua)
Christophe Gouraud 23 February 2009 23 weeks ago 2.5
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Calls of a bird perched on a bush Castellote, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
(theklae)
Carlos Fabregat 12 October 2007 8 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling Castellote, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
(theklae)
Carlos Fabregat 12 October 2007 8 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a pile of straw, calling. Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
Intermittent song of a bird on the ground Sierra de Javalambre, Teruel, Aragón, Spain
(theklae)
Carlos Fabregat 18 June 2009 5 weeks ago 3 -
A bird on a pile of straw, calling and preening. Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2
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