Kordofan lark

Kordofan lark (Mirafra cordofanica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa.

Kordofan lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species:
M. cordofanica
Binomial name
Mirafra cordofanica

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the Kordofan lark include golden lark, Kordofan bush lark and Kordofan singing bushlark.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The Kordofan lark has a large range that spans the continent from Mauritania and Senegal to Niger, eastern Chad, southern Sudan and northern South Sudan. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,900,000 km2.[3]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra cordofanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Mirafra cordofanica - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. 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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