Madagascar lark | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Eremopterix |
Species: | E. hova
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Binomial name | |
Eremopterix hova (
Hartlaub, 1860)
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Synonyms | |
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The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.
The Madagascar 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]
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.
Madagascar lark | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Eremopterix |
Species: | E. hova
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Binomial name | |
Eremopterix hova (
Hartlaub, 1860)
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Synonyms | |
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The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.
The Madagascar 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]
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.