White-tailed lark
The white-tailed lark (Mirafra albicauda) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. albicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra albicauda Reichenow, 1891 | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the white-tailed lark include northern white-tailed bush lark, northern white-tailed lark and white-tailed bush lark.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The white-tailed lark is found in western Chad, eastern Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, south-central Ethiopia, and from Uganda and western Kenya to central Tanzania. It occurs mainly around Lake Chad and Lake Victoria.
The natural habitat of M. albicauda is tropical to subtropical, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Mirafra albicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717013A118710217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717013A118710217.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Mirafra passerina - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "White-tailed Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
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