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Mongolian Short-toed Lark

Calandrella dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

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Open encyclopedia reference

The Mongolian short-toed lark or Sykes's short-toed lark (Calandrella dukhunensis) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It breeds in China and Mongolia and winters in southern Asia.

Wikipedia contributors, Mongolian short-toed lark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:13:24.348734+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Calandrella dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)
Name authority: (Sykes, 1832)
Common name: Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Calandrella
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classAves
orderPasseriformes
familyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825
genusCalandrella Kaup, 1829
speciesCalandrella dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Calandrella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Rufous-capped LarkCalandrella eremica (Reichenow & N. Peters, 1932)	AlaudidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)	AlaudidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla (Leisler, 1814)	AlaudidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 55 records assigned to Alaudidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis (Sykes, 1832) (Sykes, 1832)	synonym
Alauda dukhunensis Sykes, 1832 Sykes, 1832	synonym
Emberiza baghaira Franklin, 1831 Franklin, 1831	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1278379 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:M6PF4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.