Genus of birds
Mirafra lark in the familyAlaudidae . SomeMirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are all found in Africa except for thesinging bush lark that is found through South Asia to Australia.
The genusMirafra was introduced in 1821 by the American naturalistThomas Horsfield to accommodate a single species,Mirafra javanica thesinging bush lark , which is therefore considered as thetype species .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
A 2023molecular phylogenetic study of the lark familyAlaudidae by the Swedish ornithologistPer Alström and his collaborators found that the genusMirafra contained deep internalgenetic divergences . They therefore splitMirafra into four genera, each corresponding to a major clade. Species were moved toPlocealauda Amirafra Corypha Mirafra .[ 6] [ 7]
The genus contains seven species:[ 7]
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution Mirafra passerina Monotonous lark southern Africa. Mirafra pulpa Friedmann's lark East Africa. Mirafra cordofanica Kordofan lark Mauritania and Senegal to Niger, eastern Chad, southern Sudan and northern South Sudan Mirafra williamsi Williams's lark northern Kenya Mirafra javanica Singing bush lark Australia and much of Southeast Asia. Mirafra cheniana Melodious lark South Africa (Eastern Cape, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and North West Province), Botswana and Zimbabwe Mirafra albicauda White-tailed lark western Chad, eastern Sudan, northeastern South Sudan, south-central Ethiopia, and from Uganda and western Kenya to central Tanzania
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genusMirafra , including:
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