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Kordofan lark

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Kordofan lark
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species:
M. cordofanica
Binomial name
Mirafra cordofanica

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

Taxonomy and systematics

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Alternate names for the Kordofan lark include golden lark, Kordofan bush lark and Kordofan singing bushlark.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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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.[3]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mirafra cordofanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717023A94518376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717023A94518376.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mirafra cordofanica - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. ^ Compilers Stuart Butchart; Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Kordofan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 11, 2009.