Sabota Lark

Sabota Lark
Sabota Lark
M. s. waibeli
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: M. sabota
Binomial name
Mirafra sabota
Smith, 1836
Synonyms

Calendulauda sabota

The Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.

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Range

M. sabota has a vast range spanning the countries of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its global Extent of Occurrence is estimated to be about 2,300,000 km2.[1]

Habitat

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

Taxonomic note

Bradfield's Lark (Mirafra naevia), formerly thought to be a separate species, is now considered to be a subspecies of M. sabota.[1] It has a larger bill size than M. sabota, and is endemic to Namibia.

External links

  • BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra sabota. 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 c Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Sabota Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8119&m=0. Retrieved May 11, 2009. 


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