Monotonous lark
Monotonous lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Mirafra |
Species: | M. passerina |
Binomial name | |
Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | |
Monotonous lark range |
The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Range
The range of M. passerina is quite broad, extending over six countries in Africa; Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,400,000 km2.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra passerina". 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). "Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
External links
- "Territory establishment and the mating system of the nomadic Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina" by Derek Engelbrecht and Joe Grosel
- Monotonous lark - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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