Monotonous lark

Monotonous lark

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
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
Mirafra fringillaris Monotonous bush lark Monotonous bushlark Monotonus lark Southern white-tailed bush-lark White-tailed bush lark White-tailed bush-lark White-tailed lark

The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family 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.

Range

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]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra passerina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.

External links

"Territory establishment and the mating system of the nomadic Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina" by Derek Engelbrecht and Joe Grosel
Monotonous lark - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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