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Greater short-toed lark

Birds

The greater short-toed lark is a small passerine bird. Its genus name, Calandrella, is a diminutive of kalandros, the Greek name for the calandra lark, and its species name, brachydactyla, comes from the Greek words for short and toe, reflecting its Ancient Greek derived scientific name. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Calandrella brachydactyla 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Alaudidae, Taxa
Source Greater short-toed lark (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Doñana, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: European Rabbit
Additional Source Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)Article text
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Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Norway

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Spain

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Sweden

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Greater short-toed lark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q24843 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Alaudidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. Greater short-toed lark (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Calandrella
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1933
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1933
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Doñana National Park (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIn Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Doñana, Article text
The site also attracts many summer migrants, which can include purple heron, gull-billed tern, greater short-toed lark, short-toed eagle, European roller, western olivaceous warbler, Savi's warbler, little bittern, booted eagle, whiskered tern and rufous scrub robin.
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