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Corypha  G. R. Gray, 1840
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1278159

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Africorys Roberts, 1922
  
    Croteoptera Roberts, 1922
  
    Spilocorydon Reichenow, 1879
  
    Brachonyx Swainson, 1827
  
    Brachyonyx Swainson, 1827
  
    Braconyx Swainson, 1827
  
    Megalophonus G. R. Gray, 1841
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825 – Larks  
                               GenusCorypha G. R. Gray, 1840  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Corypha africana (A. Smith, 1836) – Rufous-naped Lark, Alouette à nuque rousse, cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha, Alondra nuquirrufa 
                                  Species Corypha apiata (Vieillot, 1816) – Cape Clapper Lark, Alouette bateleuse, cotovia-batedora-do-cabo, cotovia-batedora, Alondra aplaudidora de El Cabo 
                                  Species Corypha athi (E. J. O. Hartert, 1900) – Sentinel Lark, Alouette de Hartert, cotovia-sentinela 
                                  Species Corypha fasciolata (Sundevall, 1850) – Eastern Clapper Lark, Alouette fasciée, cotovia-batedora-comum, cotovia-do-calaári, Alondra aplaudidora oriental 
                                  Species Corypha hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) – Red-winged Lark, Alouette polyglotte, cotovia-de-asa-vermelha, cotovia-d'asa-vermelha, Alondra alirroja 
                                  Species Corypha kabalii (C. M. N. White, 1943) – Plains Lark, Alouette de Kabali, cotovia-das-planícies 
                                  Species Corypha kidepoensis (Macdonald, 1940) – Kidepo Lark, Alouette du Kidepo, cotovia-do-kidepo 
                                  Species Corypha kurrae (Lynes, 1923) – Highland Lark, Alouette des monts, cotovia-das-terras-altas 
                                  Species Corypha nigrescens (Reichenow, 1900) – Plateau Lark, Alouette noirâtre, cotovia-do-planalto 
                                  Species Corypha sharpii (D. G. Elliot, 1897) – Russet Lark, Alouette de Sharpe, cotovia-arruivada, cotovia-de-sharpe, Alondra de Sharpe 
                                  Species Corypha somalica (Witherby, 1903) – Somali Lark, Alouette de Somalie, cotovia-somali, Alondra somalí 
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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