Rudd's lark

Rudd's lark
Rudd's lark in South Africa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Heteromirafra
Species:	H. ruddi
Binomial name
Heteromirafra ruddi (Grant, 1908)
distribution[2]
Synonyms
Heteronyx ruddi Mirafra ruddi Long-clawed lark Rudd's long-clawed lark South African long-clawed lark

Rudd's lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

Originally Rudd's lark was classified as belonging to the genus Heteronyx and later within Mirafra before being moved to Heteromirafra.^[3]

Bird in flight at Wakkerstroom, South Africa

Previously, some authorities have also considered Archer's lark to be a subspecies of Rudd's lark (as Heteromirafra ruddi archeri). Note also that the name "long-clawed lark" has been used to describe both Rudd's lark and Archer's lark.^[3][4]

References

1. BirdLife International (2012). "Heteromirafra ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. p. 26. ISBN 0-620-20730-2. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "Heteromirafra ruddi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
4. "Heteromirafra archeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

External links

• Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds