- Flappet Lark
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Flappet Lark Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae Genus: Mirafra Species: M. rufocinnamomea Binomial name Mirafra rufocinnamomea
(Salvadori, 1865)The Flappet Lark (Mirafra rufocinnamomea) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
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Range and population
Mirafra rufocinnamomea has a large range covering much of the African continent with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 square km.[1] They are endemic to the following countries:
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
See also
External links
- BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra rufocinnamomea. 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
- ^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Flappet Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8107&m=0. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
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