Rudd's lark

Rudd's lark
in South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Heteromirafra
Species:
H. ruddi
Binomial name
Heteromirafra ruddi
(Grant, 1908)
     distribution[2]
Synonyms
  • Heteronyx ruddi
  • Mirafra ruddi

Rudd's lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Heteromirafra ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717153A118917907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717153A118917907.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Harrison, J. A., ed. (1997). The Atlas of Southern African birds: Vol.2 Passerines (PDF). Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-620-20730-0. Retrieved 4 November 2016.