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

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

Range

The range of M. Passerina is quite broad, extending over six countries in Africa; 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.

See also

• Bird anatomy

External links

• BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra passerina. 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). "Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8092. Retrieved May 11, 2009. 

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