Galerida
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] Taxonomy and systematicsThe genus Galerida was established by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1828.[3] The type species was subsequently designated as the crested lark.[4] Extant speciesThe genus contains seven species:[5]
Extinct speciesThere are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus:
Former speciesFormerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Galerida:
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