| Gillett's lark | |
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| Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. gilletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda gilletti (Sharpe, 1895) | |
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| resident range | |
Gillett's lark (Calendulauda gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.
Gillett's lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra . It was moved to Calendulauda based on its vocalizations and plumage combined with the results of a large molecular genetic study of the Alaudidae by Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. [2] [3]
Three subspecies are recognised: [2]
Gillett's lark has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 (266,410 sq mi) over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. [1]
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[ citation needed ]
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