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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8092 |title=''Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet'' |author=Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom |work=Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart |publisher=[[BirdLife International]] |year=2008 |accessdate=May 11, 2009}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8092 |title=''Monotonous Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet'' |author=Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom |work=Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart |publisher=[[BirdLife International]] |year=2008 |access-date=May 11, 2009}}


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Revision as of 05:16, 14 April 2021

Monotonous lark
breeding adult
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species:
M. passerina
Binomial name
Mirafra passerina
     breeding and nomadic range
Synonyms
  • Mirafra fringillaris

The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

The alternate names "white-tailed lark" and "white-tailed bush-lark" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mirafra albicauda. Other alternate names include monotonous bush lark and Southern white-tailed bush-lark.[2]

Range

The range of the monotonous lark is quite broad, extending over six countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,400,000 km2.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra passerina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Mirafra passerina - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.