Ammomanes

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Ammomanes is a genus of larks comprising small, ground-dwelling passerine birds adapted to arid and semi-arid habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ammomanes canonical 4
Ammomanes cinctura 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adapted to hot, dry climates ⓘ
cryptic plumage matching sandy or stony ground ⓘ
behavior ground foraging for seeds and insects ⓘ
often runs rather than flies when disturbed ⓘ
belongsToGroup Old World larks ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName bar-tailed lark ⓘ
linked to: Temminck’s lark

desert lark ⓘ
larks ⓘ
rufous-tailed lark ⓘ
containsTaxon Ammomanes cinctura ⓘ
linked to: Ammomanes

Ammomanes deserti ⓘ
Ammomanes phoenicura ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distribution Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
parts of Central Asia ⓘ
parts of South Asia ⓘ
ecologicalNiche ground-dwelling passerine birds ⓘ
family Alaudidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Carl Jakob Sundevall ⓘ
firstDescriptionYear 1872 ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
morphology plumage in sandy and earth tones ⓘ
relatively long, slightly curved bill ⓘ
small body size typical of larks ⓘ
strong legs adapted for walking on ground ⓘ
nesting nests built on the ground ⓘ
order Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Alaudidae ⓘ
Ammomanes ⓘ
Ammomanes ⓘ
Ammomanes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy lays eggs in shallow ground scrapes ⓘ
taxonAuthor Carl Jakob Sundevall ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaudidae → hasMemberGenus → Ammomanes ⓘ
Ammomanes → containsTaxon → Ammomanes cinctura ⓘ
linked to: Ammomanes
Ammomanes deserti → parentTaxon → Ammomanes ⓘ
subject linked to: Ammomanes
Ammomanes cinctura → parentTaxon → Ammomanes ⓘ
subject linked to: Ammomanes
Ammomanes phoenicura → parentTaxon → Ammomanes ⓘ
subject linked to: Ammomanes