Angolan lark

Mirafra angolensis

The Angolan lark or Angolan bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern and central Africa.
Angolan Lark in: Angola! Angola,Angolan lark,Geotagged,Mirafra angolensis,Winter

Naming

Three subspecies are recognized:
⤷  "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

The range of the Angolan 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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland.

Habitat

The range of the Angolan 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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Status: Least concern
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyAlaudidae
GenusMirafra
SpeciesM. angolensis
Photographed in
Angola