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Corypha (bird)
''Corypha'' is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae. These species were formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. They are widely distributed in open savannah-type habitats across sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy A 2023 molecular phylogenetic study of the lark family Alaudidae by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and his collaborators found that the genus ''Mirafra'' contained deep internal genetic divergences. They therefore split ''Mirafra'' into four genera, each corresponding to a major clade. For one of these clades they resurrected the genus ''Corypha'' that had originally been introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray with ''Alauda apiata'' Vieillot, 1816, the Cape clapper lark, as the type species. The name ''Corypha'' is from Ancient Greek κορυφος/''koruphos'', an unknown bird mentioned by the Greek author Hesychius of Alexandria that is usually assumed to be a lark. A comprehensive integrated study of the genus, published in 2024, combined a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Clapper Lark
The Cape clapper lark (''Corypha apiata'') is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of the display flight. The Cape clapper lark is a species of open grassland and savannah, also inhabiting karoo, fynbos and fallow agricultural land. Taxonomy The Cape clapper lark was originally placed in the genus ''Alauda''. This species and the Eastern clapper lark were formerly considered conspecific as the clapper lark (''M. apiata'') until split in 2009. The Cape clapper lark and the Eastern clapper lark are regarded as forming a superspecies with the flappet lark, which is found further to the north. Bar-tailed lark is another alternate name for the Cape clapper lark. The Cape clapper lark was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Clapper Lark
The eastern clapper lark (''Corypha fasciolata'') is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of its display flight. Taxonomy and systematics The eastern clapper lark was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. This species and the Cape clapper lark were formerly considered conspecific as the "clapper lark" (''M. apiata'') until split based on genetic analysis. The eastern clapper lark and the Cape clapper lark are regarded as forming a superspecies with the flappet lark (''Amirafra rufocinnamomea''), which is found further to the north. Subspecies Five subspecies are recognised: * ''C. f. reynoldsi'' ( Benson & Irwin, 1965) – north Namibia, north Botswana and southwest Zambia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corypha (bird)
''Corypha'' is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae. These species were formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. They are widely distributed in open savannah-type habitats across sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy A 2023 molecular phylogenetic study of the lark family Alaudidae by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and his collaborators found that the genus ''Mirafra'' contained deep internal genetic divergences. They therefore split ''Mirafra'' into four genera, each corresponding to a major clade. For one of these clades they resurrected the genus ''Corypha'' that had originally been introduced in 1840 by the English zoologist George Gray with ''Alauda apiata'' Vieillot, 1816, the Cape clapper lark, as the type species. The name ''Corypha'' is from Ancient Greek κορυφος/''koruphos'', an unknown bird mentioned by the Greek author Hesychius of Alexandria that is usually assumed to be a lark. A comprehensive integrated study of the genus, published in 2024, combined a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russet Lark
The russet lark (''Corypha sharpii''), also known as Sharpe's lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Somalia. Taxonomy The russet lark was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. The species is monotypic: no subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ... are recognised. References Corypha (bird) Birds described in 1897 Endemic birds of Somalia {{Alaudidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidepo Lark
The Kidepo lark (''Corypha kidepoensis'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in South Sudan and Uganda. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red-winged lark. Taxonomy The Kidepo lark was formally described in 1940 by the Scottish-Australian ornithologist James Macdonald based on a specimen that he had collected in southern South Sudan at Ero on the boundary of Didinga Hills with the plain of the Kidepo River. He considered it as a subspecies of the red-winged lark and coined the trinomial name ''Mirafra hypermetra kidepoensis''. The Kidepo lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of molecular phylogenetic studies by a team of ornithologists led by Per Alström ''Per'' Johan Alström (born 9 April 1961) is a Swedish Professor of ornithology. He does research in Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, systematics, and evolution, with birds in Asia as a specialty. Alström works at the Department of Ecolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-winged Lark
The red-winged lark (''Corypha hypermetra'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the Kidepo lark. Taxonomy and systematics The red-winged larkx was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha (bird), Corypha'' based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. The red-winged lark is taken to form a species complex with the Allopatric speciation, allopatric rufous-naped lark, and perhaps with the Somali lark. The name "red-winged lark" is sometimes used as an alternate name for the Indian bush lark. The alternate names red-winged bush lark and rufous-winged bush lark may also be used to describe the Indian bush lark or the Bengal bush lark respectively. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''C. h. gallarum'' (Ernst Hartert, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Lark
The Somali lark (''Corypha somalica'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Somalia. Ash's lark is now considered to be a subspecies. Taxonomy The Somali lark was formally described in 1903 by the British ornithologist Harry Witherby under the binomial name ''Certhilauda somalica''. The species was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. The term "Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for both Archer's lark and the russet lark. The term "red Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for the russet lark. Other alternate names include "red Somali lark", "Somali bushlark" and "Somali long-billed lark". Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized: * ''C. s. somalica'' ( Witherby, 1903) – north Somalia (includes ''rochei'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel Lark
The sentinel lark (''Corypha athi'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Kenya and Tanzania. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark. Taxonomy The sentinel lark was formally described in 1900 by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert based on a specimen collected on the plains of the Athi River in Kenya. He considered it to be a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark and coined the trinomial name ''Mirafra africana athi''. The sentinel lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus ''Corypha''. This placement is based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies by a team of ornithologists led by Per Alström that were published in 2023 and 2024. Two subspecies are recognised: * ''C. a. athi'' ( Hartert, EJO, 1900) – central Kenya to northeast Tanzania * ''C. a. harterti'' (Neumann Neumann () is a German language, German surname, with its origins in the pre-7th-century (Old English) word ''wikt:neowe, neowe'' m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-naped Lark
The rufous-naped lark (''Corypha africana'') or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of Alaudidae, lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by a bold and often repeated wing-fluttering display from a prominent perch, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase. This rudimentary Display (zoology), display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other Mirafra, bush lark species. They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest, but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible. Taxonomy and systematics The rufous-naped lark was formerly placed in the genus ''Mirafra''. It is one of several species that were moved to the resurrected genus ''Corypha (bird), Corypha'' based on the results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plateau Lark
The plateau lark (''Corypha nigrescens'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in east Zambia, north Malawi and south Tanzania. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark. Taxonomy The plateau lark was formally described in 1900 by the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow based on a specimen collected in Tanzania north of Lake Malawi on the Kitulo Plateau. He considered it to be a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark and coined the trinomial name ''Mirafra africana nigrescens''. The specific epithet is from Latin ''nigrescens'', ''nigrescentis'' meaning "blackish". The plateau lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus ''Corypha''. This is based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies by a group of ornithologists led by Per Alström that were published in 2023 and 2024. Two subspecies are recognised: * ''C. n. nigrescens'' (Reichenow Anton Reichenow (1 August 1847 in Charlottenburg – 6 July 1941 in Hambur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plains Lark
The plains lark (''Corypha kabalii'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and northwest Zambia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark. Taxonomy The plains lark was formally described in 1943 by the English ornithologist Charles M.N. White based on a specimen collected near Balovale (now the town of Zambezi) in northwest Zambia near the border with Angola. He considered it to be a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark and coined the trinomial name ''Mirafra africana kabalii''. He chose the specific epithet to honour a local collector and hunter Kabali Muzeya. The plains lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus ''Corypha''. This is based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies by a team of ornithologists led by Per Alström ''Per'' Johan Alström (born 9 April 1961) is a Swedish Professor of ornithology. He does research in Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Lark
The highland lark (''Corypha kurrae'') is a species of small passerine bird in the lark family Alaudidae found in Africa from Guinea to west Sudan. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark (''Corypha africana''). Taxonomy The highland lark was formally described in 1923 by the British Admiral Hubert Lynes based on a specimen collected near Kurra in the Darfur region of southwest Sudan. He considered it to be a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark and coined the trinomial name ''Mirafra africana kurrae''. The highland lark is now treated as a separate species and placed in the genus ''Corypha'' based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies by a team of ornithologists led by Per Alström that were published in 2023 and 2024. Five subspecies are recognised: * ''C. k. henrici'' ( Bates, GL, 1930) – Guinea to southwest Ivory Coast * ''C. k. batesi'' ( Bannerman, 1923) – central Nigeria to southeast Niger and west Chad * ''C. k. stresemanni'' (Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
