Biology:Madagascar lark

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Short description: Species of bird

Madagascar lark
Madagascan lark (Mirafra hova).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. hova
Binomial name
Eremopterix hova
(Hartlaub, 1860)
Mirafra hova distribution map.png
Synonyms
  • Mirafra hova

The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar .

Taxonomy and systematics

The Madagascar lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014.[2] Alternate names for the Madagascan lark include: Hova lark, Madagascan bush lark, Madagascar singing bushlark, and Madagascar sparrow lark.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Madagascan lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of greater than 100,000  km2.[1] Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Near Morondava, Madagascar

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27075402 entry