Angola lark

Short description: Species of bird

Angola 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. angolensis

Binomial name
Mirafra angolensis

Barboza du Bocage, 1880

Subspecies

See text

resident range
Angolan Lark

The Angola lark (Mirafra angolensis) or Angola bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern and central Africa.

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy and systematics
* 1.1 Subspecies
* 2 Distribution and habitat
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Taxonomy and systematics

### Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

* M. a. marungensis \- Hall, BP, 1958: Found in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and south-western Tanzania
* M. a. angolensis \- Barboza du Bocage, 1880: Found in northern, western and central Angola
* M. a. antonii \- Hall, BP, 1958: Found in eastern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Zambia

## Distribution and habitat

The range of the Angola lark is sizable, and is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. It is estimated to have a global extent of occurrence of about 170,000 square km.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Mirafra angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717064A94519842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717064A94519842.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717064/94519842. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.

## External links

* Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Angolan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8106&m=0.

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