Mirafra

Mirafra
Singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Horsfield, 1821
Type species
Mirafra javanica
Singing bush lark[1]
Horsfield, 1821
     global range of genus[2]
Synonyms
  • Geocoraphus
  • Megalophonus
  • Spilocorydon

Mirafra is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are all found in Africa except for the singing bush lark that is found through South Asia to Australia.

  1. ^ "Alaudidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Based on maps in the Handbook of the Birds of the World and the BirdLife Datazone