Gray's lark

Gray's lark (Ammomanopsis grayi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa in its natural habitat of hot deserts.^[2]

Gray's lark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Ammomanopsis Bianchi, 1905
Species:	A. grayi
Binomial name
Ammomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855)
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Alauda grayi Ammomanes grayi

Taxonomy and systematics

Gray's lark was originally described as a species within the genus Alauda. It was then placed in the sister genus Ammomanes until re-classified in 2009 by the IOC into the monotypic genus Ammomanopsis.^[3] Some authorities still consider the species as Ammomanes grayi.^[4] Other names for Gray's lark include Gray's desert lark and Gray's sand lark.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[5]

• A. g. hoeschi - (Niethammer, 1955): Found in north-western Namibia and south-western Angola
• A. g. grayi - (Wahlberg, 1855): Found in west-central and south-western Namibia