Spizocorys

Spizocorys is a genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae found in southern and eastern Africa.

Spizocorys
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
Species
6, see text
range of genus
Synonyms
Aëthocorys Botha

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]