| Somali lark | |
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| Illustration by Herbert Goodchild | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. somalica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra somalica (Witherby, 1903) | |
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The Somali lark (Mirafra somalica) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Somalia. [2]
The Somali lark was originally classified as belonging to the genus Certhilauda . [3] The term "Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for both Archer's lark and Sharpe's lark. [4] The term "red Somali lark" is also used as an alternate name for Sharpe's lark. [5] Other alternate names include red Somali lark, Somali bushlark and Somali long-billed lark.
Two subspecies are recognized: [6]
The range of M. somalica is somewhat large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 270,000 km2. [1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [2]
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