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Gillett's lark

Gillett's lark
Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Mirafra
Species:	M. gilletti
Binomial name
Mirafra gilletti Sharpe, 1895
Subspecies
See text
resident range

Gillett's lark (Mirafra gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• M. g. gilletti - Sharpe, 1895: Found in eastern Ethiopia and northwestern Somalia
• Degodi lark (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

Mirafra gilletti 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]}

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• 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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