Madagascar Lark

Madagascar Lark
Madagascar Lark
Mirafra hova, with back facing the viewer, and head turning right showing profile.
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. hova
Binomial name
Mirafra hova
Hartlaub, 1860

The Madagascar Lark (Mirafra hova) is a species of lark endemic to Madagascar in the Alaudidae family.

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Range and population

The range of the Madagascar Lark is large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence between 100,000 and 1,000,000 km2.[1]

Habitat

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

See also

External links

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

References

  1. ^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Madagascar Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8097&m=0. Retrieved May 11, 2009.