Angola lark
Species of bird
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The Angola lark (Amirafra angolensis) or Angola bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern and central Africa.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Amirafra |
| Species: | A. angolensis |
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| Amirafra angolensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880) | |
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Taxonomy
The Angola lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It is one of three species that were moved to the resurrected genus Amirafra based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.[2][3]
Three subspecies are recognised:[2]
- A. a. marungensis (Hall, BP, 1958) – southeast DR Congo and southwest Tanzania
- A. a. angolensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1880) – north, west, central Angola
- A. a. antonii (Hall, BP, 1958) – east Angola to south DR Congo and northwest Zambia
