Ammomanes

E732625

genus species taxon

Ammomanes is a genus of larks comprising small, ground-dwelling passerine birds adapted to arid and semi-arid habitats.

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Label	Occurrences
Ammomanes canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	adapted to hot, dry climates ⓘ cryptic plumage matching sandy or stony ground ⓘ
behavior	ground foraging for seeds and insects ⓘ often runs rather than flies when disturbed ⓘ
belongsToGroup	Old World larks ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	bar-tailed lark NERFINISHED ⓘ desert lark NERFINISHED ⓘ larks ⓘ rufous-tailed lark ⓘ
containsTaxon	Ammomanes cinctura NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammomanes deserti NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammomanes phoenicura NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ
distribution	Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ parts of South Asia ⓘ
ecologicalNiche	ground-dwelling passerine birds ⓘ
family	Alaudidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	Carl Jakob Sundevall NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear	1872 ⓘ
habitat	arid regions ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphology	plumage in sandy and earth tones ⓘ relatively long, slightly curved bill ⓘ small body size typical of larks ⓘ strong legs adapted for walking on ground ⓘ
nesting	nests built on the ground ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Alaudidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammomanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammomanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammomanes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy	lays eggs in shallow ground scrapes ⓘ
taxonAuthor	Carl Jakob Sundevall NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ

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

Alaudidae → hasMemberGenus → Ammomanes ⓘ