''Ammomanes'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

lark Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

in the family

Alaudidae Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occ ...

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

It contains the following three species: Additionally, some authorities continue to place

Gray's lark Gray's lark (''Ammomanopsis grayi'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts. Taxonomy and systematics Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the ...

within the genus ''Ammomanes''.

Former species

Other species, or subspecies, formerly considered as species in the genus ''Ammomanes'' include: *

( as ''Ammomanes grayi'') *

Red lark The red lark (''Calendulauda burra''), also known as the ferruginous lark or ferruginous sand-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tr ...

(as ''Ammomanes burra'' or ''Ammomanes burrus'') * Barlow's lark (as ''Pseudammomanes barlowi'') *

Dunn's lark Dunn's lark (''Eremalauda dunni'') is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found across parts of the Sahara from Mauritania to central Sudan. Taxonomy and systematics Dunn's lark was originally described as be ...

(as ''Ammomanes dunni'')

References

Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub