Plocealauda

Plocealauda
Bengal bush lark (Plocealauda assamica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Plocealauda
Alström, Mohammadi, Enbody, Irestedt, Engelbrecht, Crochet, Guillaumet, Rancilhac, Tieleman, Olsson, Donald & Stervander, 2023
Type species
Miafra assamica
Horsfield, 1840

Plocealauda is a genus of larks in the family Alaudidae. Introduced in 2023, it contains five species that were formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. Their distributions range from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy and systematics

A 2023 molecular phylogenetic study of the lark family Alaudidae by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators found that the genus Mirafra contained deep internal genetic divergences. They therefore proposed splitting Mirafra into four genera, each corresponding to a major clade. Names were available for three of the clades, but for the fourth clade, they introduced the new name Plocealauda and designated the type species as Miafra assamica Horsfield, 1840, the Bengal bush lark.[1] The name Plocealauda is a portmanteau of the genera Ploceus, introduced by Georges Cuvier for the weavers in 1816, and Alauda, introduced by Carl Linnaeus for the larks in 1785.[2]

Species

The genus Plocealauda contains five species, all of which include "bush lark" in their English name.[3]

Two species in other genera also have "bush lark" in their English names: the singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica) and the rusty bush lark (Calendulauda rufa).[3]

References

  1. ^ Alström, P.; Mohammadi, Z.; Enbody, E.D.; Irestedt, M.; Engelbrecht, D.; Crochet, P.-A.; Guillaumet, A.; Rancilhac, L.; Tieleman, B.I.; Olsson, U.; Donald, P.F.; Stervander, M. (2023). "Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data". Avian Research. 14 100095. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095. hdl:11370/bca6ef93-5fe0-40f0-8354-558e15c425fd.
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. "Plocealauda". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 September 2024.


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