Rusty bush lark
| Rusty bush lark | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. rufa
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| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda rufa (Lynes, 1920)
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| File:Mirafra rufa distribution map.png | |
The rusty bush lark (Calendulauda rufa), also known as the rusty lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in the Sahel region of north-central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit | edit source]The rusty bush lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It was moved to Calendulauda based on its vocalizations and plumage combined with the results of a large molecular genetic study of the Alaudidae by Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.[2][3]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- C. r. nigriticola (Bates, GL, 1932) – Mali to Niger
- C. r. rufa (Lynes, 1920) – Chad and west Sudan
- C. r. lynesi (Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1933) – central Sudan
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The range of the rusty bush lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi). It is typically found inhabiting the dry savannah ecoregions of Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Togo.[1]
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