| Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calandrella |
| Species: | C. blanfordi |
| Subspecies: | C. b. erlangeri |
| Trinomial name |
Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
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| Synonyms |
- Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri
- Calandrella blanfordi fuertesi
- Calandrella cinerea erlangeri
- Calandrella cinerea ruficeps
- Calandrella erlangeri
- Tephrocorys cinerea erlangeri
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Erlanger's lark (Calandrella blanfordi erlangeri) is a small passerine bird of the lark family endemic to the highlands of Ethiopia. The name of this bird commemorates the German ornithologist Carlo von Erlanger.
It is considered to be a subspecies of Blanford's lark.[1] Alternate names include Erlanger's red-capped lark, Erlanger's short-toed lark and Ethiopian short-toed lark.
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