Gray's lark explained

Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts.^[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the genus Alauda. It was then placed in the sister genus Ammomanes until re-classified in 2009 by the IOC into the monotypic genus Ammomanopsis.^[2] Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi.^[3] Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[4]

• A. g. hoeschi - (Niethammer, 1955): Found in north-western Namibia and south-western Angola
• A. g. grayi - (Wahlberg, 1855): Found in west-central and south-western Namibia

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2. November 9, 2016.
2. Web site: Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. 2016-11-09.
3. Web site: Ammomanopsis grayi - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2016-11-09.
4. IOC World Bird List 6.4. IOC World Bird List Datasets. 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. free.