Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra)

Other Names (World)
Red-winged Lark, Red-winged Bushlark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1879)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra) [XC774560]
by id from Near Oryx Airstrip, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu County, Kenya (song)

Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra) [XC178955]
by Richard Dunn from Voi Gate, Tsavo East National Park, Taita Taveta, Kenya (song)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana), possibly also including Somali Lark (Mirafra somalica). Sometimes considered conspecific with Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana), but the two are morphologically and vocally distinct, with no intermediate forms where their ranges meet in Kenya and northern Tanzania.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

gallarum Hartert, 1907 - Ethiopia (Rift Valley southern from Awash).
kathangorensis Cave, 1940 - Extreme south-eastern Sudan.
kidepoensis Macdonald, 1940 - Extreme southern Sudan and north-eastern Uganda.
hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) - Kenya, southern Somalia and north-eastern Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra) - 10 files

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