Kordofan lark (''Mirafra cordofanica'') is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the Kordofan lark include golden lark, Kordofan bush lark and Kordofan singing bushlark.

Distribution and habitat

The Kordofan lark has a large

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that spans the continent from Mauritania and Senegal to Niger, eastern Chad, southern Sudan and northern South Sudan. Its global extent of occurrence is estimated at 1,900,000 km². Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical dry

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and subtropical or tropical dry lowland

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References

Kordofan lark Birds of the Sahel Kordofan lark Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub