Sabota Lark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sabota Lark | |
---|---|
C. s. waibeli | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Mirafra |
Species: | C. sabota |
Binomial name | |
Calendulauda sabota Smith, 1836 | |
Synonyms | |
Mirafra sabota | |
The Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Range
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]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Taxonomic note
Bradfield's Lark (Calendulauda naevia), formerly thought to be a separate species, is now considered to be a subspecies of C. sabota.[1] It has a larger bill size than C. sabota, and is endemic to Namibia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra sabota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Sabota Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.