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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Calendulauda

Higher classification
  
Mirafra

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alaudidae

Scientific name
  
Calendulauda africanoides

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Calendulauda, Lark, Bird, Sabota lark, Monotonous lark

The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa.

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Taxonomy and systematics

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Formerly, the fawn-coloured lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009. Not all authorities recognize this re-classification.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized:

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  • C. a. trapnelli - (White, CMN, 1943): Found in south-eastern Angola and south-western Zambia
  • Damaraland fawn-coloured lark or Naivasha fawn-coloured lark (C. a. harei) - (Roberts, 1917): Found from central Namibia to south-western Botswana and north-western South Africa.
  • C. a. makarikari - (Roberts, 1932): Found from south-western Angola and northern Namibia to western Zambia and northern and central Botswana
  • C. a. sarwensis - (Roberts, 1932): Found in western Botswana, eastern Namibia and north-central South Africa
  • C. a. vincenti - (Roberts, 1938): Found in central Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique
  • C. a. africanoides - (Smith, 1836): Found in southern Namibia, southern and eastern Botswana, south-western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa

    • Distribution and habitat

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    The range of Mirafra africanoides is broadly spread, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,400,000 km2. It can be found in the countries of Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

    References

    Fawn-coloured lark Wikipedia
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