Madagascar lark

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Madagascar lark
Madagascan lark (Mirafra hova).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. hova
Binomial name
Eremopterix hova
(Hartlaub, 1860)
Mirafra hova distribution map.png
Synonyms
  • Mirafra hova

The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The Madagascar lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014. [2] Alternate names for the Madagascan lark include: Hova lark, Madagascan bush lark, Madagascar singing bushlark, and Madagascar sparrow lark. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Madagascan lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of greater than 100,000  km2. [1] Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Near Morondava, Madagascar Madgascar Lark RWD.jpg
Near Morondava, Madagascar

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Eremopterix hova". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22717018A94518220. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717018A94518220.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Eremopterix hova - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.


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