Mirafra

Mirafra
Bengal bush lark (Mirafra assamica) in Kolkata (West Bengal, India)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Mirafra Horsfield, 1821
Diversity
24 species (but see text)
global range of genus[1]

Mirafra is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are found from Africa through South Asia to Australia.

Taxonomy and systematics

The genus name Spilocorydon is considered synonymous with Mirafra.^[2]

Species

The genus contains twenty-four species:^[3]

• Eastern clapper lark (Mirafra fasciolata)
• Cape clapper lark (Mirafra apiata)
• Red-winged lark (Mirafra hypermetra)
• Rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana)
• Flappet lark (Mirafra rufocinnamomea)
• Angolan lark (Mirafra angolensis)
• Williams's lark (Mirafra williamsi)
• Monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina)
• Melodious lark (Mirafra cheniana)
• Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
• Singing bush lark (Mirafra cantillans)
• Burmese bush lark (Mirafra microptera)
• Bengal bush lark (Mirafra assamica)
• Indochinese bush lark (Mirafra erythrocephala)
• Indian bush lark (Mirafra erythroptera)
• Jerdon's bush lark (Mirafra affinis)
• Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti)
• Rusty bush lark (Mirafra rufa)
• Collared lark (Mirafra collaris)
• Ash's lark (Mirafra ashi)
• Somali lark (Mirafra somalica)
• Friedmann's lark (Mirafra pulpa)
• Kordofan lark (Mirafra cordofanica)
• White-tailed lark (Mirafra albicauda)

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Mirafra including:

• Short-clawed lark (as M. chuana)^[4]
• Dusky lark (as M. nigricans)^[5]
• Rufous-rumped lark (as M. erythropygia or M. nigricans erythropygia)^[6]
• Madagascan lark (as M. hova)^[7]
• Sabota lark (as M. sabota)^[8]
• Bradfield's lark (as M. naevia)^[9]
• Pink-breasted lark (as M. poecilosterna)^[10]
• Foxy lark (as M. alopex)^[11]
• Masai fawn-coloured lark (as M. intercedens)^[12]
• Fawn-coloured lark (as M. africanoides)^[13]
• Karoo lark (as M. albescens or M. nivosa)^[14]
• Red lark (as M. burra)^[15]
• Dune lark (as M. erythrochlamys)^[16]
• Barlow's lark (as M. erythrochlamys barlowi)^[17]
• Rudd's lark (as M. ruddi)^[18]
• Archer's lark (as M. archeri)^[19]
• Sidamo lark (as M. sidamoensis)^[20]

References

1. Based on maps in the Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife Datazone
2. Jobling, James A. (2010-06-30). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408133262.
3. "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
4. "Certhilauda chuana - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
5. "Pinarocorys nigricans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
6. "Pinarocorys erythropygia - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
7. "Eremopterix hova - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
8. "Calendulauda sabota - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
9. "Calendulauda naevia - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
10. "Calendulauda poecilosterna - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
11. "Calendulauda alopex - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
12. "Calendulauda intercedens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
13. "Calendulauda africanoides - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
14. "Calendulauda albescens - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
15. "Calendulauda burra - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
16. "Calendulauda erythrochlamys - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
17. "Calendulauda barlowi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
18. "Heteromirafra ruddi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
19. "Heteromirafra archeri - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
20. "Heteromirafra sidamoensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.