The Turkestan short-toed lark (''Alaudala heinei'') is a species of
lark in the family
Alaudidae. It is found in
Ukraine and central
Turkey through parts of
Central Asia and southern
Siberia west to south-central
Mongolia and south to southern
Afghanistan.
This species and the
Mediterranean short-toed lark (''A. rufescens'') were formerly considered conspecific and called the
lesser short-toed lark The lesser short-toed lark has been split into two species:
* Mediterranean short-toed lark, ''Alaudala rufescens''
* Turkestan short-toed lark
The Turkestan short-toed lark (''Alaudala heinei'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It ...
, but a 2020 study recovered them as distinct species.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:
* ''A. h. pseudobaetica'' -
( Stegmann, 1932): Found in eastern Turkey,
Transcaucasia and northern Iran
* ''A. h. heinei'' -
( Homeyer, 1873): Found from Ukraine to eastern Kazakhstan
* ''A. h. aharonii'' -
(Hartert, 1910): Found in central Turkey
* ''A. h. persica'' -
Sharpe, 1890: Found in eastern and southern Iraq to southern and south-western Afghanistan
References
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Turkestan short-toed lark
Turkestan short-toed lark
Birds of Eurasia
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