Kordofan lark

Kordofan lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. cordofanica
Binomial name
Mirafra cordofanica
Strickland, 1852
Synonyms
  • Golden lark
  • Kordofan bush lark
  • Kordofan bushlark
  • Kordofan bush-lark
  • Kordofan singing bushlark

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

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.[2]

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. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 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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