Gillett's Lark

Gillett's Lark
Gillett's Lark
A Gillett's Lark, at left, in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. gilletti
Binomial name
Mirafra gilletti
Sharpe, 1895

The Gillett's Lark (Mirafra gilletti) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.

Range

Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 690,000 square km. over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

  1. ^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8115&m=0. Retrieved May 6, 2009. 
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra gilletti. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 May 2009.