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Calandrella brachydactyla

Description

The greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird. The current scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the calandra lark, and brachydactila is from brakhus, "short", and daktulos, "toe".


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2490681https://www.gbif.org/species/2490681
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)368975https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=368975
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Alaudidae : Calandrella : Calandrella brachydactyla
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Alaudidae : Calandrella : Calandrella brachydactyla
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
-PicoclamatoresLivezey and Zusi 2007
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyAlaudidaeVigors 1825
genusCalandrellaKaup 1829
speciesCalandrella brachydactylaLeisler 1814
Generic NameCalandrella
Common Namegreater short-toed lark
Scientific NameCalandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)
Name Published InAnn. Wett. Ges. 3 Heft 2 p. 357 pl. 19
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Calandrella brachydactylaspeciesbelongs to Alaudastated with evidenceLeisler, 1814
Calandrella brachydactylaspeciesbelongs to Calandrellastated with evidenceWeesie, 1988
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance1.81 - 0.78 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Alaudidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietinsectivore, granivore (based on Alaudidae)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Common Name(s) Greater Short-toed Lark, Kurzzehenlerche, Alouette Calandrelle, Kortteenleeuwerik, Greater/sykes's Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed/hume's Lark, Korttået Lærke, Dverglerke, Eyrlerkur, Lyhytvarvaskiuru, Sandlævirki, Korttålärka, Calandrella, Terrera Común, Calhandrinha, Didysis Trumpapirštis Vieversys, Kratkoprsti škrjanček, Skowrończyk Krótkopalcowy, Skřivánek Krátkoprstý, Szikipacsirta, Terrerola Comuna, Välja-väikelõoke, īspirkstu Cīrulis, škovránka Krátkoprstá, Малый жаворонок, ヒメコウテンシ, 大短趾沙百靈, 大短趾百灵, Calandriña Común, Terrerola Vulgar, Txoriandre Arrunta
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calandrella_brachydactyla

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Calandrella brachydactyla artemisiana
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla cheleensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla gallica
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla gracea
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla hungarica
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla itala
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla macroptera
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla orientalis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla rubiginosa
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla rufescens
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla tenuirostris
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Calandrella brachydactyla woltersi
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Alauda brachydactila Leisler, 1814GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Alaudidae : Calandrella : Alauda brachydactila

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1814Alauda brachydactila Leisler
1988Calandrella brachydactyla Weesie p. 36 figs. Pl 9, fig 1
2017Calandrella brachydactyla Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Weesie P. D. M. (1988) The Quaternary avifauna of Crete, Greece, Palaeovertebrata 18, 1-94
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
SOF (2007) Holarktis Fåglar, version 2. SOF:s Taxonomikommittés officiella lista över Holarktis fåglar - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL/ EUROPEAN BIRDS CENSUS COUNCIL (2000): European birds populations: estimates and trends. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. (BirdLife Conservation Series nº 10)...DE JUANA, E. y F, SUAREZ (2003). Terrera común. Calandrella brachydactyla En: Martí y del Moral (Eds.): Atlas de las Aves reproductoras de España. Dirección General para la Biodiversidad-Sociedad Española de Ornitología. Madrid..GARZA, V. et al. (1989): Estudio para la evaluación y corrección de impactos ambientales por actuaciones localizadas en zonas esteparias de la P. Ibérica. M.O.P.U. Madrid. Informe inédito...DE JUANA. E. (1989): Las aves esteparias en España. En: Seminario sobre zonas áridas en España. Madrid...DE JUANA. E., y SUÁREZ, F. (2003): Terrera común (Calandrella brachydactyla). Libro Rojo de las Aves de España. DGCN/SEO. Madrid...PLEGUEZUELOS, J.M. (1992): Avifauna nidificante de las Sierras Béticas orientales y depresiones de Guadix, Baza y Granada. Su cartografiado. Univ. Granada...SUÁREZ, F. (1980): Introducción al estudio de dos áreas estepáricas peninsulares, la estepa ibérica y la estepa de la depresión central del Valle del Ebro. Bol. Est. Cent. Ecología, 17:53-62...SUÁREZ, F. et al (1993): Nature reverses and the conservation of Iberian shrubsteppe passserines: the paradox of nest predation. Biol. Conserv., 64: 77-82...TELLERÍA, J.J. et al. (1988): Avifauna de los campos de cereal del interior de España. En Bernis, F. (edit.): Aves de los medios urbano y agrícola en las mesetas españolas, pp. 173-319. SEO. Madrid...VIADA et al. (2006): Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de las Baleares (3º Edición). Conselleria de Medi Ambient. Govern Balear. - via Inventario Nacional Biodiversidad – Especies amenazadas (España)
(2012) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.04 - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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