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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Galerida

Higher classification
  
Galerida

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alaudidae

Scientific name
  
Galerida modesta

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Lark, Rufous‑rumped lark, Pinarocorys, Bird, Obbia lark

The sun lark (Galerida modesta) or Nigerian sun lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

  • G. m. modesta - Heuglin, 1864: Found from Burkina Faso and northern Ghana east to southern Sudan
  • Fouta-Djallon sun lark (G. m. nigrita) - (Grote, 1920): Found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and southern Mali
  • Ngaundere sun lark (G. m. struempelli, also as G. m. saturata, G. m. strumpelli and G. m. strümpelli) - (Reichenow, 1910): Originally classified as a separate species in genus Mirafra. Found in Cameroon
  • Uele sun lark (G. m. bucolica) - (Hartlaub, 1887): Originally classified as a separate species in genus Mirafra. Found in south-eastern Central African Republic, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and extreme north-western Uganda

    • References

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