Somali lark
| Somali lark | |
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| Illustration by Herbert Goodchild | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. somalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra somalica (Witherby, 1903) | |
The Somali lark (Mirafra somalica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family endemic to Somalia.[2]
Range
The range of M. somalica is somewhat large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 270,000 km2.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra somalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Somali Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
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