Dusky lark
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| Dusky lark | |
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| File:Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans) (6029254985) (cropped).jpg | |
| In Kruger NP, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Pinarocorys |
| Species: | P. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)
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| Subspecies | |
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| File:Pinarocorys nigricans distribution map.png | |
| breeding range in blue, overwintering range in yellow | |
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The dusky lark (Pinarocorys nigricans), also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory lark in the family Alaudidae.[2] It is native to the southern Afrotropics.
Range
[edit | edit source]It is found in southern Central Africa; it is a summer migrant to more southerly areas. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[3]
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit | edit source]Formerly, the dusky lark was classified as belonging to the genera Alauda and Mirafra until moved to Pinarocorys.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- P. n. nigricans (Sundevall, 1850): Found in south-eastern DR Congo, north-western Zambia and south-western Tanzania
- P. n. occidentis Clancey, 1968: Found in south-western DR Congo and northern Angola
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