Kordofan lark
| Kordofan lark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. cordofanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1850 | |
The Kordofan lark (Mirafra cordofanica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Range
The Kordofan lark has a range that is quite large spanning seven African nations; Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,900,000 km2.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra cordofanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Compilers Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Kordofan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
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