Larks (Alaudidae) - HBW 9
Red-winged Lark (Mirafra hypermetra)
French: Alouette polyglotte
German: Riesenlerche
Spanish: Alondra Alirroja
Other common names: Red-winged Bushlark
Taxonomy: Spilocorydon hypermetrus Reichenow, 1879, Kibaradja, Tana River, Kenya.
May form a superspecies with M. africana, possibly also including M. somalica. Sometimes considered conspecific with former, but the two are morphologically and vocally distinct, with no intermediate forms where their ranges meet in Kenya and N Tanzania. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gallarum Hartert, 1907 - Ethiopia (Rift Valley S from Awash).
- kathangorensis Cave, 1940 - extreme SE Sudan.
- kidepoensis Macdonald, 1940 - extreme S Sudan and NE Uganda.
- hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879) - Kenya, S Somalia and NE Tanzania.
- Least Concern
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Adult perched. Tsavo West National Park, Kenya (ssp hypermetra)
Nik Borrow 17 November 2008 27 weeks ago 4 -
Adult perched. Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp gallarum)
Nik Borrow 28 December 2008 27 weeks ago 4
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