Bird watching in Africa - Gillett's Lark or Gillett's Bushlark, Mirafra gilletti

Length: 17 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 20 - 26 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature •
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Gillett's Lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's Bushlark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family found in eastern Africa.

Distribution and habitat
Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.

Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Resident range

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Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:

• M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and north-western Somalia

• Degodi lark (M. g. degodiensis) - Érard, 1976: Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern Ethiopia

• M. g. arorihensis - Érard, 1976: Found in central Somalia to north-eastern Kenya

Length: 17 cm

Wingspan:

Weight: 20 - 26 g

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

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Female / Male

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Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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