Alaudidae

E198495

bird family taxon

Alaudidae is a family of small to medium-sized passerine birds commonly known as larks, noted for their elaborate songs and often ground-dwelling habits in open habitats.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Alaudidae canonical	3

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
approximateNumberOfSpecies	about 90 ⓘ
characteristicBehavior	elaborate song ⓘ ground-dwelling ⓘ song-flights ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	larks ⓘ
describedBy	Nicholas Aylward Vigors ⓘ Thomas Horsfield ⓘ
diet	insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Old World ⓘ northern Australia ⓘ
hasMemberGenus	Alaemon ⓘ Alauda ⓘ Alaudala ⓘ Ammomanes ⓘ Ammomanopsis ⓘ Calandrella ⓘ Calendulauda ⓘ Certhilauda ⓘ Chersomanes ⓘ Chersophilus ⓘ Eremalauda ⓘ Eremophila ⓘ Anthoscopus ⓘ surface form: Eremopterix Galerida ⓘ Heteromirafra ⓘ Lullula ⓘ Melanocorypha ⓘ Mirafra ⓘ Pinarocorys ⓘ Ramphocoris ⓘ Ramphocoris ⓘ surface form: Rhamphocoris Spizocorys ⓘ
includesSpecies	Alauda arvensis ⓘ Eremophila alpestris ⓘ Galerida ⓘ surface form: Galerida cristata Lullula arborea ⓘ Mirafra africana ⓘ
introducedTo	New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalCharacteristic	cryptic plumage ⓘ long hind claw in many species ⓘ slender bill ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Passeri ⓘ Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	ground-nesting ⓘ
suborder	Passeri ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typeSpecies	Alauda arvensis ⓘ
typicalHabitat	agricultural fields ⓘ open grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ semi-deserts ⓘ
yearDescribed	1827 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passerida → includes → Alaudidae ⓘ

Aves → hasSubgroup → Alaudidae ⓘ

woodlark → family → Alaudidae ⓘ