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Galerida
Sign in to saveGalerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap". The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 52
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Collections
- USNM, FMNH, CUMV, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Morocco, Kenya, Maroc
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Alaudidae
- Image
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) at Sultanpur I Picture 118.jpg
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- Category:Galerida
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Extant species
- Extinct species
- Former species
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Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap". The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.
==Taxonomy and systematics== The genus Galerida was established by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1828. The type species was subsequently designated as the crested lark.
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