Gillett's lark
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| Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold | |
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| Species: | M. gilletti
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| Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895
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Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and north-western Somalia
- Degodi lark (M. g. degodiensis) - Érard, 1976: Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern Ethiopia
- M. g. arorihensis - Érard, 1976: Found in central Somalia to north-eastern Kenya
Distribution and habitat
Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[1]
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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