Raso lark

Raso lark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Alauda
Species:
A. razae
Binomial name
Alauda razae
(Alexander, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Calandrella razae
  • Spizocorys razae

The Raso lark (Alauda razae) is a small passerine bird with a highly restricted range, being found only on Raso islet in the Cape Verde Islands. This critically endangered member of the family Alaudidae lives in very arid terrain, and is considered one of the least known birds in the Western Palaearctic region, due to its remoteness and the lack of much ornithological study on the archipelago as a whole.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Alauda razae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717428A177685745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22717428A177685745.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.