Madagascar lark

Madagascar lark
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Eremopterix
Species:	E. hova
Binomial name
	Eremopterix hova; (Hartlaub, 1860)
Synonyms
	Mirafra hova; Hova lark; Madagascan bush lark; Madagascar bush lark; Madagascar lark; Madagascar singing bushlark; Madagascar sparrow lark;

The Madagascan lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Madagascan lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Madagascan lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of greater than 100,000 km².^[1] Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

^ ^a ^b Template:IUCN
^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.

Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Madagascan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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[2] "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.

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