| Sabota Lark | |
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| M. s. waibeli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. sabota |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra sabota Smith, 1836 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Calendulauda sabota |
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The Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
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M. sabota has a vast range spanning the countries of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Its global Extent of Occurrence is estimated to be about 2,300,000 km2.[1]
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Bradfield's Lark (Mirafra naevia), formerly thought to be a separate species, is now considered to be a subspecies of M. sabota.[1] It has a larger bill size than M. sabota, and is endemic to Namibia.