Biology:Red-winged lark
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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. hypermetra
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The red-winged lark (Mirafra hypermetra) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The red-winged lark is taken to form a species complex with the allopatric[2] rufous-naped lark, and perhaps with the Somali lark. The name "red-winged lark" is sometimes used as an alternate name for the Indian bush lark. The alternate names red-winged bush lark and rufous-winged bush lark may also be used to describe the Indian bush lark or the Bengal bush lark respectively.[3][4]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[5]
- M. h. kathangorensis Cave, 1940 — found in south-eastern Sudan
- M. h. kidepoensis Macdonald, 1940 — found in southern Sudan and north-eastern Uganda
- Galla red-winged lark (M. h. gallarum) Hartert, 1907 — found in Ethiopia
- M. h. hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) — found in southern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania
Description
It is a larger version of the rufous-naped lark, with a more robust bill and longer tail,[6] but their morphological and vocal features do not intergrade where they occur together.[7]
Distribution and habitat
It has a patchy but quite extensive range in equatorial eastern Africa. It occurs within Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and its estimated global extent of occurrence is 660,000 km2.[1] Its total population has yet to be quantified, but is believed to be large.[1]
Its natural habitat is savanna[6] in tropical to subtropical dry, open, lowland.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2016). "Mirafra hypermetra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717038A94518943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717038A94518943.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717038/94518943. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Birds of East Africa: 612. Mirafra africana Smith Rufous-naped Lark KTU 659. Nairobi: EANHS. 1980. p. 114.
- ↑ "Mirafra erythroptera – Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=A9DA95E4B48152FF.
- ↑ "Mirafra assamica – Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=86345D551D87E4DF.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2010). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. p. 330. ISBN 9781770076235.
- ↑ "Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) - HBW 9, p. 551". Lynx Edicions. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/rufous-naped-lark-mirafra-africana.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Red-winged Lark – BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8101&m=0.
Wikidata ☰ Q3233038 entry
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