Biology:Gillett's lark
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Short description: Species of bird
| Gillett's lark | |
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| Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. gilletti
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| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895
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Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[1]
- M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and northwestern Somalia
- Degodi lark (M. g. degodiensis) - Érard, 1976: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southeastern Ethiopia
- M. g. arorihensis - Érard, 1976: Found in central Somalia to northeastern Kenya
Distribution and habitat
Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[2]
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.
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- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8115&m=0.
Wikidata ☰ Q1588320 entry
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