david kelly
Drive-by Birder
is ‘Limited Phylogeographic Signal in Sex-Linked and Autosomnal Loci Despite Geographically, Ecologically, and Phenotypically Concordant Structure of mtDNA Variation in the Holarctic Avian Genus Eremophila’ PloS ONE 9(1).
This splits Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris into no fewer than six species
E. aplestris of the New World
E. elwesi of Tibet etc. (to be renamed if the univestigated ssp longirostris proves to belong to this clade).
E. penicillata including ‘birds inhabiting alpine zone of Palearctic mountains from south eastern Europe to Tian Shan’ (ssp albigula is found in Xinjiang, China).
E. flava ‘breeding in the tundra from Scandinavia to Amguema River in Chukotka’ (and occuring S in winter at least to Beijing). (our "Shore Lark, so I assume that may be the re-instated English name for this clade)
E. brandti ‘breeding in aridlands from the northwestern border of Kazakhstan to northeastern Inner Mongolia in China’ (and occuring S in winter at least to Beijing).
E. atlas of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
E mailed to Oriental Birds by Jesper Hornskov
David
This splits Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris into no fewer than six species
E. aplestris of the New World
E. elwesi of Tibet etc. (to be renamed if the univestigated ssp longirostris proves to belong to this clade).
E. penicillata including ‘birds inhabiting alpine zone of Palearctic mountains from south eastern Europe to Tian Shan’ (ssp albigula is found in Xinjiang, China).
E. flava ‘breeding in the tundra from Scandinavia to Amguema River in Chukotka’ (and occuring S in winter at least to Beijing). (our "Shore Lark, so I assume that may be the re-instated English name for this clade)
E. brandti ‘breeding in aridlands from the northwestern border of Kazakhstan to northeastern Inner Mongolia in China’ (and occuring S in winter at least to Beijing).
E. atlas of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
E mailed to Oriental Birds by Jesper Hornskov
David
