Gillett's lark
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| Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. gilletti
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| Calendulauda gilletti (Sharpe, 1895)
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Gillett's lark (Calendulauda gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.
Taxonomy
Gillett's lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It was moved to Calendulauda based on its vocalizations and plumage combined with the results of a large molecular genetic study of the Alaudidae by Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.[2][3]
Three subspecies are recognised:[2]
- C. g. gilletti (Sharpe, 1895) – east Ethiopia and northwest Somalia (Degodi lark)
- C. g. degodiensis (Érard, 1976) – southeast Ethiopia
- C. g. arorihensis (Érard, 1976) – central Somalia to northeast Kenya
Distribution and habitat
Gillett's lark has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km2 (266,410 sq mi) over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.[1]
Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2013). "Calendulauda gilletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Alström, P.; Mohammadi, Z.; Enbody, E.D.; Irestedt, M.; Engelbrecht, D.; Crochet, P.-A.; Guillaumet, A.; Rancilhac, L.; Tieleman, B.I.; Olsson, U.; Donald, P.F.; Stervander, M. (2023). "Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data". Avian Research. 14: 100095. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095.
- Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
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