| 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: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. gilletti |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895 | |
| Subspecies | |
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| resident range | |
Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.
Three subspecies are recognized: [2]
Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. [1]
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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