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Somali lark

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Somali lark
Illustration by Herbert Goodchild
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M. somalica
Binomial name
Mirafra somalica
(Witherby, 1903)

The Somali lark (Mirafra somalica) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family endemic to Somalia.[2]

Range

The range of M. somalica is somewhat large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 270,000 km2.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Somali Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)