Galerida
E732620
Galerida is a genus of larks, small ground-dwelling passerine birds known for their crested heads and melodious songs, found across parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galerida cristata | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus of birds
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | larks ⓘ |
| characteristic |
melodious song
ⓘ
often crested head ⓘ small ground-dwelling passerine birds ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName | crested larks ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of larks ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin "galerum" (cap or hood), referring to crest ⓘ |
| family | Alaudidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | ground forager ⓘ |
| foundInBiogeographicRealm |
Afrotropical
ⓘ
Palearctic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| group | Old World larks ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ open country ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Galerida cristata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galerida deva NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida macrorhyncha NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida magnirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida malabarica NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida modesta NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida somalica NERFINISHED ⓘ Galerida theklae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migratoryStatus | mostly resident or short-distance migrant ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
cryptic brownish plumage
ⓘ
stout bill ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | ground nester ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Galerida cristata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalization |
complex song
ⓘ
often delivered in song flight ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Galerida cristata