Red-winged lark
| Red-winged lark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. hypermetra |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) | |
The red-winged lark (Mirafra hypermetra) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
Population and range
The range of the red-winged lark is quite extensive within Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 660,000 km2.[1]
Its total population has yet to be quantified, but is believed to be large.[1]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
References
- 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra hypermetra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Red-winged Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 10, 2009.
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