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Galerida
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap".[1] The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.[2]
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Galerida | |
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Crested lark (Galerida cristata) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Galerida F. Boie, 1828 |
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Alauda cristata Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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