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Galerida
Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap".
Established by Friedrich Boie in 1828, the genus contains the following extant species:
- Crested lark, Galerida cristata
- Maghreb lark, Galerida macrorhyncha
- Thekla lark, Galerida theklae
- Malabar lark, Galerida malabarica
- Sun lark, Galerida modesta
- Sykes's lark, Galerida deva
- Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris
In addition, there are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus:
- Galerida bulgarica (late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria)
- Galerida pannonica (Pliocene of Csarnota, Hungary)