Monotonous lark | |
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breeding adult | |
song | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Mirafra |
Species: | M. passerina
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Binomial name | |
Mirafra passerina
Gyldenstolpe, 1926
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breeding and nomadic range | |
Synonyms | |
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The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.
The alternate names "white-tailed lark" and "white-tailed bush-lark" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mirafra albicauda. Other alternate names include monotonous bush lark and Southern white-tailed bush-lark. [2]
The range of the monotonous lark is quite broad, extending over six countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,400,000 km2. [1]
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Identification. A medium-small, compact lark with a small bill, a plain face, and an indistinct eyebrow. It has streaky upperparts with a distinct rufous wing panel and a lightly-streaked buffy chest that separates the white throat from the pale belly.
Monotonous lark | |
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breeding adult | |
song | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Mirafra |
Species: | M. passerina
|
Binomial name | |
Mirafra passerina
Gyldenstolpe, 1926
| |
breeding and nomadic range | |
Synonyms | |
|
The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.
The alternate names "white-tailed lark" and "white-tailed bush-lark" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mirafra albicauda. Other alternate names include monotonous bush lark and Southern white-tailed bush-lark. [2]
The range of the monotonous lark is quite broad, extending over six countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,400,000 km2. [1]
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Identification. A medium-small, compact lark with a small bill, a plain face, and an indistinct eyebrow. It has streaky upperparts with a distinct rufous wing panel and a lightly-streaked buffy chest that separates the white throat from the pale belly.