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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 03:15:43 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Melodious Lark*
Id (Atlas):
Mirafra cheniana
Description (10 )
Melodious Lark
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Other Names (World)
Melodious Lark, Latakoo Lark, Southern Lark, Southern Singing Lark
Family
Alaudidae (Larks)
Size
12 cm
First Described (Guide )
Smith, 1843
Habitat
Grassland slopes, preferring open areas with open spaces between tussocks. Avoids wetter lowlands.
Botswana (B) (NB), South Africa (B) (NB), Zimbabwe (B) (NB).
Central Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation due to conversion to agriculture, industry, overgrazing and human encroachment are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Seeds, mostly of grasses. Some insects.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (104)... )
Listen to XC599125
Melodious Lark (Mirafra cheniana ) [XC599125 ]
by Dawie de Swardt from Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Bo-Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa (call)
Listen to XC599447
Melodious Lark (Mirafra cheniana ) [XC599447 ]
by Lynette Rudman from Welgevonden, DWD gravel road, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (call, flight call, imitation, song, mimicry\/imitation)
Nest
Domed, with a side entrance, composed of coarse grasses and lined with finer grass leaves.
Eggs (Guide )
Clutch Size: 2 - 4
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Possibly forms a superspecies with Horsfield's Bushlark (Mirafra javanica ), White-tailed Lark (Mirafra albicauda ), Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina ) and Singing Lark (Mirafra cantillans ).
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Melodious Lark see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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