The masked lark (Spizocorys personata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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| Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys |
| Species: | S. personata
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| Binomial name | |
| Spizocorys personata Sharpe, 1895
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Taxonomy and systematics
editSome authorities have placed the masked lark in the genus Calandrella.[2]
Subspecies
editFour subspecies are recognized:[3]
- S. p. personata - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia
- S. p. yavelloensis - (Benson, 1947): Found in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
- S. p. mcchesneyi - (Williams, JG, 1957): Found on the Marsabit Plateau (northern Kenya)
- S. p. intensa - (Rothschild, 1931): Found in central Kenya
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spizocorys personata.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Spizocorys personata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717364A94529008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717364A94529008.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Spizocorys personata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
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