Madagascan lark

Madagascan lark

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Eremopterix
Species:	E. hova
Binomial name
*Eremopterix hova* (Hartlaub, 1860)
Synonyms
Mirafra hova Hova lark Madagascan bush lark Madagascar bush lark Madagascar lark Madagascar singing bushlark Madagascar sparrow lark

Near Morondava, Madagascar

The Madagascan lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family endemic to Madagascar.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Madagascan lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Madagascan lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of greater than 100,000 km².^[1] Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra hova". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.

Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Madagascan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.

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