Gillett's lark explained

Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and northwestern Somalia
• Degodi lark (M. g. degodiensis) - Érard, 1976: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southeastern Ethiopia
• M. g. arorihensis - Érard, 1976: Found in central Somalia to northeastern Kenya

Distribution and habitat

Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690000km2 over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.

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

References

• Web site: Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet . Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom . Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart . . 2008 . May 6, 2009.

Notes and References

1. IOC World Bird List 6.4. IOC World Bird List Datasets. 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. free.