Abyssinian Lark

Abyssinian 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. alopex
Binomial name
Mirafra alopex Sharpe, 1890

The Abyssinian Lark (Mirafra alopex) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in eastern Ethiopia and northwest Somalia.

Range, population
and habitat

M. alopex (Abyssinian Lark, Foxy Lark ) has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square km.^[2] and is found in dense, thorny scrubland.^[3]

See also

• Bird anatomy

External links

• BirdLife International (2008). Mirafra alopex. 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.
• Abyssinian Lark song^[4]

References

1. ^ "Mirafra alopex". Evaluators: J. Bird & S. Butchart. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2008 . http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/148854/0/full. Retrieved May 2, 2009. 
2. ^ Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom, Matt Harding (2008). "Abyssinian Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/ebas/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8111&m=0. Retrieved May 1, 2009. 
3. ^ Alberto Mas (June 17, 2005). "Superfamily PASSEROIDEA". Picchio Verde. http://www.scricciolo.com/classificazione/passeriformes22.htm. Retrieved May 2, 2009. 
4. ^ Note: Abyssinian Lark song was recorded in Olongosai, Kenya on April 29, 2008

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