Melanocorypha
Sign in to save' Melanocorypha''' is a small genus of birds in the lark family. The current genus name, Melanocorypha is from Ancient Greek melas, "black", and koruphos a term used by ancient writer for a now unknown bird, but here confused with korudos'', "lark".
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae
Observations recorded161,575
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' Melanocorypha''' is a small genus of birds in the lark family. The current genus name, Melanocorypha is from Ancient Greek melas, "black", and koruphos a term used by ancient writer for a now unknown bird, but here confused with korudos, "lark".
==Taxonomy and systematics== Established by Friedrich Boie in 1828, the genus Melanocorypha has five extant and at least three extinct species.
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