Somali lark

Somali lark
Illustration by Herbert Goodchild
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. somalica
Binomial name
Mirafra somalica
(Witherby, 1903)
     resident range
Synonyms
  • Certhilauda somalica
  • Red Somali lark
  • Somali bushlark
  • Somali long billed lark
  • Somali long-billed lark
  • Somali red lark

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

Taxonomy and systematics

The Somali lark was originally classified as belonging to the genus Certhilauda.[3] The term "Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for both Archer's lark and Sharpe's lark.[4] The term "red Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for Sharpe's lark.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[6]

Distribution and habitat

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra somalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Somali Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Mirafra somalica - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Heteromirafra archeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Mirafra sharpii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  6. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.


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