Gillett's lark

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Mirafra Higher classification Mirafra		Phylum Chordata Family Alaudidae Scientific name Mirafra gilletti Rank Species

Similar Ash's lark, Somali lark, Obbia lark, White‑tailed lark, Red‑winged lark

Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family found in eastern Africa.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and north-western Somalia

Degodi lark (M. g. degodiensis) - Érard, 1976: Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern Ethiopia

M. g. arorihensis - Érard, 1976: Found in central Somalia to north-eastern Kenya

Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km² over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.

Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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