Monotonous lark
Species of bird
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The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.
| Monotonous lark | |
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| breeding adult | |
| song | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Mirafra |
| Species: | M. passerina |
| Binomial name | |
| Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926 | |
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| breeding and nomadic range | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The alternate names "white-tailed lark" and "white-tailed bush-lark" should not be confused with the species of the same name, Mirafra albicauda. Other alternate names include monotonous bush lark and Southern white-tailed bush-lark.[2]
