Collared lark
| Collared lark | |
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| File:Mirafra Gronvold.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Amirafra |
| Species: | A. collaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Amirafra collaris (Sharpe, 1896)
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| File:Mirafra collaris distribution map.png | |
The collared lark (Amirafra collaris) or collared bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in East Africa.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The collared 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.[3][4] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The collared lark has a considerable range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 530,000 km2 over an area from eastern Ethiopia and Somalia to central Kenya.[1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
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External links
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- Species factsheet - BirdLife International
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