Larks (Alaudidae)

Madagascar Lark (Mirafra hova) - HBW 9, p. 545

French: Alouette malgache German: Hovalerche Spanish: Alondra Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar Bushlark, Hova Lark

Taxonomy: Mirafra hova Hartlaub, 1860, St Augustine Bay, Madagascar.
Relationships uncertain; exhibits close affinities to smaller congeners of Africa and Asia. On other hand, has been suggested as belonging in genus Calandrella. Monotypic.

Distribution: Madagascar.