Biology:Monotonous lark
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Short description: Species of bird
| Monotonous lark | |
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| breeding adult | |
| File:Mirafra passerina, sang, Assen, a.ogg | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. passerina
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| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926
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| breeding and nomadic range | |
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The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The alternate names "white-tailed lark" and "white-tailed bush-lark" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mirafra albicauda. Other alternate names include monotonous bush lark and Southern white-tailed bush-lark.[2]
Range
The range of the monotonous lark is quite broad, extending over six countries: 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Mirafra passerina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22716992A94517013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22716992A94517013.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22716992/94517013. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mirafra passerina - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=86E9D9F4CAF62C5F.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8092.
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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2670351 entry
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