Kordofan lark
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| Mirafra cordofanica Strickland, 1852
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Kordofan lark (Mirafra cordofanica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the Kordofan lark include golden lark, Kordofan bush lark and Kordofan singing bushlark.[2]
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.[3]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ "Mirafra cordofanica - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ 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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