Madagascar lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Eremopterix |
Species: | E. hova |
Binomial name | |
Eremopterix hova (Hartlaub, 1860) | |
Synonyms | |
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The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.
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]
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.
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Jerdon's bush lark or Jerdon's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in south Asia. This was formerly considered as a subspecies of Mirafra assamica and termed as the Madras bushlark. Two other species in the complex include Mirafra marionae and Mirafra microptera. Jerdon's bush lark is typically very pale on the underside
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