Spizocorys
Sign in to saveSpizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAlaudidae
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Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.
==Taxonomy and systematics== ===Extant species=== The genus contains seven extant species: Obbia lark (Spizocorys obbiensis) Sclater's lark (Spizocorys sclateri) Stark's lark (Spizocorys starki) Short-tailed lark (Spizocorys fremantlii) Masked lark (Spizocorys personata) Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris) Pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris)
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