| Collared lark | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Amirafra |
| Species: | A. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amirafra collaris (Sharpe, 1896) | |
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The collared lark (Amirafra collaris) or collared bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in East Africa.
Taxonomy
The collared lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It is one of three species that were moved to the resurrected genus Amirafra based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
Distribution and habitat
The collared lark has a considerable range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 530,000 km over an area from eastern Ethiopia and Somalia to central Kenya.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Mirafra collaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717076A94520593. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717076A94520593.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Mirafra collaris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- Alström, P.; Mohammadi, Z.; Enbody, E.D.; Irestedt, M.; Engelbrecht, D.; Crochet, P.-A.; Guillaumet, A.; Rancilhac, L.; Tieleman, B.I.; Olsson, U.; Donald, P.F.; Stervander, M. (2023). "Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data". Avian Research. 14: 100095. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095.
External links
- Species factsheet - BirdLife International
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| Mirafra collaris | |
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