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

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are recognized: * ''M. g. gilletti'' - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and northwestern Somalia *

Degodi lark The Degodi lark (''Mirafra gilletti degodiensis'') is a lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Ethiopia. It is now considered a subspecies of Gillett's lark. Taxonomy and systematics Formerly, the Degodi lark was considered to be a separate s ...

(''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

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, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km² over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its natural

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s are dry

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and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

* Gillett's lark Birds of the Horn of Africa Gillett's lark Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Alaudidae-stub