Larks (Alaudidae)
Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina) - HBW 9, p. 546
French: Alouette monotone
German: Sperlingslerche
Spanish: Alondra Monótona
Other common names: Monotonous Bushlark, White-tailed Lark(!)
Taxonomy: Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926, Damaraland, Namibia.
Sometimes placed in a superspecies with M. javanica, M. cantillans, M. albicauda and M. cheniana, but validity of this grouping remains untested. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Angola E to SW Zambia and W Zimbabwe, S to C Namibia, Botswana and NC & NE South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing from the top of a bush then flying away Locality Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 3 January 2007 4 years ago 17 sec 4.1
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