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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". The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.

Taxonomy and systematics
The genus Galerida was established by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1828. The type species was subsequently designated as the crested lark. Extant species The genus contains six species: Extinct species There are at least two fossil species which are included in this genus: • †Galerida bulgarica (late Pliocene of Varshets, Bulgaria) • Dunn's lark (as Calendula dunni) ==References==
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