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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Madagascar Lark
| image = Alouette.malgache1.jpg
| image = Madagascan lark (Mirafra hova).jpg
| image_width =
| image_caption =
| image_caption = ''Mirafra hova'', with back facing the viewer, and head turning right showing profile.
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN|id=22717018 |title=''Mirafra hova'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Eremopterix hova'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22717018A94518220 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717018A94518220.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Eremopterix hova
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
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| authority = ([[Gustav Hartlaub|Hartlaub]], 1860)
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| synonyms = *''Mirafra hova''
| classis = [[Aves]]
| range_map = Mirafra hova distribution map.png
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
}}
| familia = [[Alaudidae]]
| genus = ''[[Mirafra]]''
| species = ''M. hova''
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| binomial = ''Mirafra hova''
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| binomial_authority = [[Gustav Hartlaub|Hartlaub]], 1860
| synonyms = }}
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[[Image:Madgascar Lark RWD.jpg|left|thumb|near Morondava, Madagascar]]


The '''Madagascar Lark''' (''Mirafra hova'') is a species of [[lark]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]] in the [[Alaudidae]] family.
The '''Madagascar lark''' ('''''Eremopterix hova''''') is a species of [[lark]] in the family [[Alaudidae]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Madagascar]].


== Range and population ==
==Taxonomy and systematics==
The Madagascar lark was formerly placed within the genus ''[[Mirafra]]'' until moved to ''Eremopterix'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives-4-1-to-4-4/taxonomy-4-1-to-4-4/|title=Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|access-date=2016-11-14}}</ref> Alternate names for the Madagascan lark include: '''Hova lark''', '''Madagascan bush lark''', '''Madagascar singing bushlark''', and '''Madagascar sparrow lark'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=E6FDE8D947687594|title=Eremopterix hova - Avibase|website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org|access-date=2016-12-09}}</ref>
The [[range (biology)|range]] of the Madagascar Lark is large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence between 100,000 and 1,000,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=IUCN/>


== Distribution and habitat ==
== Habitat ==
Its natural [[habitat]]s are dry [[savanna]] and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].
The [[range (biology)|range]] of the Madagascan lark is large, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of greater than 100,000 &nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> Its natural [[habitat]]s are dry [[savannah]] and subtropical or tropical dry [[shrubland]].

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[[Image:Madgascar Lark RWD.jpg|left|thumb|Near Morondava, Madagascar]]


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Eremopterix hova}}
{{reflist}}
{{Wikispecies|Mirafra hova}}
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*{{ cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8097&m=0 |title=''Madagascar Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet'' |author=Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom |work=Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart |publisher=[[BirdLife International]]&nbsp; |year=2008 |accessdate=May 11, 2009}}
{{Reflist}}
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8097&m=0 |title=''Madagascan Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet'' |author=Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom |work=Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart |publisher=[[BirdLife International]] |year=2008 |access-date=May 11, 2009}}

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[[Category:Mirafra]]
[[Category:Eremopterix|Madagascar lark]]
[[Category:Birds of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Endemic birds of Madagascar]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1860]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1860|Madagascar lark]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]




Latest revision as of 18:29, 15 December 2023

Madagascar lark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. hova
Binomial name
Eremopterix hova
(Hartlaub, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Mirafra hova

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

Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

The Madagascar lark was formerly placed within the genus Mirafra until moved to Eremopterix in 2014.[2] Alternate names for the Madagascan lark include: Hova lark, Madagascan bush lark, Madagascar singing bushlark, and Madagascar sparrow lark.[3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

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.

Near Morondava, Madagascar

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eremopterix hova.
Wikispecies has information related to Mirafra hova.
  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Eremopterix hova". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717018A94518220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717018A94518220.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ "Eremopterix hova - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.


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