Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina)

Other Names (World)
Monotonous Lark, Monotonous Bushlark, White-tailed Lark(!)

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gyldenstolpe, 1926

Habitat
Dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Southern Angola east to south-western Zambia and western Zimbabwe, south to central Namibia, Botswana and north-central and north-eastern South Africa.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra) [XC650860]
by Rick Nuttall from Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, South Africa (song)

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina) [XC45650]
by Etienne Marais from Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Possibly forms a superspecies with Horsfield's Bushlark (Mirafra javanica), White-tailed Lark (Mirafra albicauda), Singing Lark (Mirafra cantillans) and Melodious Lark (Mirafra cheniana).

References
See References.

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