Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra Scientific name definitions
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter Ryan and Shawn M. Billerman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Червенокрила чучулига |
| Catalan | alosa ala-roja |
| Croatian | istočnoafrička ševa |
| Dutch | Grote struikleeuwerik |
| English | Red-winged Lark |
| English (United States) | Red-winged Lark |
| Estonian | suur-rohtlalõoke |
| Finnish | punasiipikiuru |
| French | Alouette polyglotte |
| French (Canada) | Alouette polyglotte |
| German | Riesenlerche |
| Norwegian | rødvingelerke |
| Polish | skowroniec duży |
| Russian | Краснокрылый жаворонок |
| Serbian | Crvenokrila ševa |
| Slovak | škovránok veľký |
| Spanish | Alondra Alirroja |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alondra alirroja |
| Swedish | rödvingad lärka |
| Turkish | Büyük Toygar |
| Ukrainian | Фірлюк великий |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Nicholas D. Sly generated the distribution map.
Corypha hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Spilocorydon hypermetrus
Reichenow, 1879. Ornithologisches Centralblatt 4, p.155 cdP.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kibaradja [Tana River, Kenya Colony].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CORYPHA
- hypermetra / hypermetrus
- Hypermetra
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Red-winged Lark
Map last updated 20 October 2024.
