Pink-breasted Lark

Pink-breasted 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. poecilosterna
Binomial name
Mirafra poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)

The pink-breasted lark (Mirafra poecilosterna) is a species of passerine bird in the Alaudidae family.

Range

M. poecilosterna is estimated to have a global Extent of Occurrence of 560,000 km². covering a broad range over Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is dry savanna, open bush and wooded areas, in particular dry Acacia and Commiphora scrub.

Behaviour

It is generally found singly or in pairs foraging on the ground for insects and seeds. When disturbed it flies to a safe, elevated position on the branch of a tree or on the top of a bush. These are also its favoured perches for engaging in territorial song.^[2]

External links

• BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra poecilosterna. 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). "Pink-breasted Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8116&m=0. Retrieved May 11, 2009. 
2. ^ Kenya Birds

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