Rusty bush lark
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Rusty bush lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Mirafra |
Species: | M. rufa
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Binomial name | |
Mirafra rufa Lynes, 1920
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Subspecies | |
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The rusty bush lark (Mirafra rufa), also known as the rusty lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in the Sahel region of north-central Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. r. nigriticola - Bates, 1932: Found from Mali to Niger
- M. r. rufa - Lynes, 1920: Found in Chad and western Sudan
- M. r. lynesi - Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1933: Found in central Sudan
Distribution and habitat
The range of the rusty bush lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 470,000 km2. It is typically found inhabiting the dry savannah ecoregions of Chad, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Togo.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirafra rufa.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra rufa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Rusty Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
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