Obbia Lark / Spizocorys obbiensis
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Obbia Lark
SCI Name:
Protonym: Spizocorys obbiensis Ibis p.514
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Alaudidae / Spizocorys
Taxonomy Code: obblar1
Type Locality: Obbia, east coast of Somaliland.
Author: Witherby
Publish Year: 1905
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
DEFINITIONS
SPIZOCORYS
(Alaudidae; Ϯ Pink-billed Lark S. conirostris) Gr. σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; Mod. L. corys lark < Gr. κορυδος korudos crested lark < κορυς korus, κορυθος koruthos helmet; "Spizocorys n. g. (Al. conirostris Sundev. Vet. Ak. Ö. 1850) rostro brevi, crassius conico, culmine vix arcuato; naribus setis obtectis; colore alaudino, maculato. Nomen: ςπιζα, passer: κορυς, alauda. (Obs. κορις, coris = Cimex, quod probe observandum)" (Sundevall 1872).
Synon. Aethocorys, Botha, Dewetia, Pseudalaemon.
obbiensis
Obbia, east coast of Italian Somaliland / Hobyo, Somalia.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
