Sun lark
| Sun lark | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Galerida |
| Species: | G. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Galerida modesta Heuglin, 1864 | |
The sun lark (Galerida modesta) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Galerida modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.