Horsfield's bush lark
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. javanica |
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| Mirafra javanica Horsfield, 1821 | |
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The Horsfield's bush lark or Australasian bushlark (Mirafra javanica) is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy and systematics
The alternate shortened name "bush-lark" can also refer to many of the other species in the genus Mirafra. The alternate name of "cinnamon bush lark" is an alternate name for the flappet lark, and the alternate name of "singing bush lark" more commonly refers to the species of the same name, Mirafra cantillans.[2][3]
Subspecies
Sixteen subspecies are recognized:[4]
- M. j. williamsoni - Baker, ECS, 1915: Found from central Myanmar to southern China, central and south-central Thailand, Cambodia, central and southern Vietnam.
- M. j. philippinensis - Ramsay, RGW, 1886: Found in northern Philippines
- M. j. mindanensis - Hachisuka, 1931: Found in southern Philippines
- M. j. javanica - Horsfield, 1821: Found in Borneo, Java and Bali
- M. j. parva - Swinhoe, 1871: Found in the western Lesser Sunda Islands
- M. j. timorensis - Mayr, 1944: Found in the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands
- M. j. aliena - Greenway, 1935: Found in northern and north-eastern New Guinea
- Cinnamon lark (M. j. woodwardi) - Milligan, 1901: Found in extreme north-western Western Australia
- M. j. halli - Bianchi, 1907: Found in northern Western Australia
- M. j. forresti - Mayr & McEvey, 1960: Found in north-eastern Western Australia
- M. j. melvillensis - Mathews, 1912: Found on Melville and Bathurst Islands (off northern Australia)
- M. j. soderbergi - Mathews, 1921: Found in northern Northern Territory (northern Australia)
- M. j. rufescens - Ingram, W, 1906: Found in central Australia
- M. j. athertonensis - Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999: Found in north-eastern Australia
- M. j. horsfieldii - Gould, 1847: Found in eastern and south-eastern Australia
- M. j. secunda - Sharpe, 1890: Found in south-central Australia
Description
Horsfield's bush lark is brown with grey streaks and mottling.
Distribution and habitat
The range of Horsfield's bush lark is very broad, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.[1]
Gallery
Bryden, south-east Queensland, Australia
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Mirafra javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mirafra rufocinnamomea rufocinnamomea - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ↑ "Mirafra cantillans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Australasian Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International . Retrieved May 11, 2009.
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