| Gray's lark | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Ammomanopsis Bianchi, 1905 |
| Species: | A. grayi |
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| Ammomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855) | |
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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.
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. Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi. Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
- 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
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Ammomanopsis grayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717258A94525830. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717258A94525830.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "The Atlas of Southern African Birds" (PDF). Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- "Ammomanopsis grayi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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| Ammomanopsis grayi | |
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