Spizocorys
Genus of birds
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Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.
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| Juvenile S. fringillaris (top), adult S. starki (left) and S. sclateri (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Spizocorys Sundevall, 1872 |
| Type species | |
| Alauda conirostris[1] Sundevall, 1872 | |
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6, see text | |
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| range of genus | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
The genus contains seven extant species:[2]
- 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)
Former species
Formerly, some authorities classified the following species as belonging to the genus:
- Raso lark (as Spizocorys razae)[3]
- Blanford's lark (eremica) (as Spizocorys eremica)[4]
- Athi short-toed lark (as Spizocorys athensis)[5]
