Masked lark

The masked lark (Spizocorys personata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Masked lark
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Spizocorys
Species:
S. personata
Binomial name
Spizocorys personata
Sharpe, 1895
Subspecies

See text

Range
Synonyms
  • Calandrella personata

Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities have placed the masked lark in the genus Calandrella.[2]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • S. p. personata - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia
  • S. p. yavelloensis - (Benson, 1947): Found in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
  • S. p. mcchesneyi - (Williams, JG, 1957): Found on the Marsabit Plateau (northern Kenya)
  • S. p. intensa - (Rothschild, 1931): Found in central Kenya
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gollark: Has that actually been tested in court? That seems like it might not hold up.
gollark: I'd imagine that glowy grass would mostly do worse than regular grass since it wastes energy on the fluorescent protein.
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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Spizocorys personata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Spizocorys personata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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