Angola lark
| Angola lark | |
|---|---|
| File:Mirafra angolensis, Tembe, Birding Weto, a.jpg | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Amirafra |
| Species: | A. angolensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Amirafra angolensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880)
| |
| Subspecies | |
|
See text | |
| File:Mirafra angolensis distribution map.png | |
| resident range | |
The Angola lark (Amirafra angolensis) or Angola bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern and central Africa.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The Angola lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It is one of three species that were moved to the resurrected genus Amirafra based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.[2][3]
Three subspecies are recognised:[2]
- A. a. marungensis (Hall, BP, 1958) – southeast DR Congo and southwest Tanzania
- A. a. angolensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880) – north, west, central Angola
- A. a. antonii (Hall, BP, 1958) – east Angola to south DR Congo and northwest Zambia
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The range of the Angola lark is sizable, and is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. It is estimated to have a global extent of occurrence of about 170,000 square km.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
