Collared Lark

Collared Lark
Collared Lark
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. collaris
Binomial name
Mirafra collaris
Sharpe, 1896

The Collared Lark (Mirafra collaris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.

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Range and population

Mirafra collaris has a considerable range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 530,000 square km. over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

See also

External links

  • BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra collaris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 May 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of Least Concern.

References

  1. ^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Collared Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8109&m=0. Retrieved May 5, 2009.