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 EN    Sharpe's Lark* Id (Atlas):
    Mirafra sharpii

Description (3)
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Other Names (World)
Sharpe's Lark, Somali Lark, Somali Bushlark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Elliot, 1897

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Somalia.

North-western Somalia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) and Sharpe's Lark (Mirafra sharpii) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Mirafra africana following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana).


References
See References.


Files:
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