Sun lark

Updated on Dec 31, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Galerida Higher classification Galerida		Phylum Chordata Family Alaudidae Scientific name Galerida modesta Rank Species

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

Sun lark Wikipedia

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