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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Singing on the fence near a shed
Locality Anjozorobe Forest Corridor, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 4 August 2009 2 years ago 3
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