Mirafra collaris

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species: Mirafra collaris

Name

Mirafra collaris Sharpe, 1896

Vernacular names
Suomi: Sepelkiuru

The Collared Lark (Mirafra collaris) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.

 

Range and population

Mirafra collaris has a considerable range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 530,000 square km. over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[1]

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

^ a b Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Collared Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 5, 2009.