Madagascar lark

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Madagascar lark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. hova
Binomial name
Eremopterix hova
(Hartlaub, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Mirafra hova
Near Morondava, Madagascar

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

Taxonomy and systematics

The Madagascan lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014.[2] Alternate names for the Madagascan lark include: Hova lark, Madagascan bush lark, Madagascar singing bushlark, and Madagascar sparrow lark.[3]

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

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ "Eremopterix hova - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.