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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Mirafra

Higher classification
  
Mirafra

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alaudidae

Scientific name
  
Mirafra cantillans

Rank
  
Species

Singing bush lark Oriental Bird Club Image Database Singing Bushlark Mirafra

Similar
  
Bird, Lark, Mirafra, Indian bush lark, Bengal bush lark

The singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans) is a species of lark found in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the singing bush lark include singing field-lark, singing lark and Western singing bush lark.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

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  • Nyiro lark or Galla singing lark (M. c. marginata) - Hawker, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found from southern Sudan to Somalia, Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. Some authorities formerly considered Friedmann's lark to be conspecific with the Nyiro lark.
  • Chad singing lark or Masai singing lark (M. c. chadensis) - Alexander, 1908: Originally described as a separate species. Found from Senegal to central Sudan and western Ethiopia
  • M. c. simplex - (Heuglin, 1868): Originally described as a separate species. Found in western and southern Arabia
  • M. c. cantillans - Blyth, 1845: Found in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

    • Distribution and habitat

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    The range of the singing bush lark is extensive, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2. Its global population is thought to be large, though it has yet to be quantified.

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    References

    Singing bush lark Wikipedia
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