Singing bush lark

The singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) is a species of lark found in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.[1]

Not to be confused with Horsfield's bush lark or Melodious lark.

Singing bush lark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species:
M. cantillans
Binomial name
Mirafra cantillans
Blyth, 1845
Subspecies

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the singing bush lark include singing field-lark, singing lark and Western singing bush lark.[2]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • Nyiro lark or Galla singing lark (M. c. marginata) - Hawker, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found from southern Sudan to Somalia, Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. Some authorities formerly considered Friedmann's lark to be conspecific with the Nyiro lark.[4]
  • Chad singing lark or Masai singing lark (M. c. chadensis) - Alexander, 1908: Originally described as a separate species. Found from Senegal to central Sudan and western Ethiopia
  • M. c. simplex - (Heuglin, 1868): Originally described as a separate species. Found in western and southern Arabia
  • M. c. cantillans - Blyth, 1845: Found in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

Distribution and habitat

The range of the singing bush lark is extensive, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. Its global population is thought to be large, though it has yet to be quantified.[1]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra cantillans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Mirafra cantillans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  4. "Mirafra pulpa - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-29.


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