Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Larks :: Flappet Lark

Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Described by: Salvadori (1865)
Alternate common name(s): Cinnamon Bushlark, Buckley's Lark
Old scientific name(s): Mirafra cinnamomea

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
Two main populations;
(1) S. Mauritania, Sengambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and n. Cameroon. Chad.
(2) Se. Nigeria.
(3) Ne. Cameroon, s. Central African Republic and n. Zaire.
(4) Wc. Sudan.
(5) C. Sudan.
(6) N. and c. Ethiopia.
(7) Sw. Ethiopia.
(8) E. Zaire, s. Uganda, and w. Kenya.
(9) Sw. Central African Republic, Gabon, e. to w. Congo and s. to nw. Angola.
(10) S. Gabon, s. Congo, Angola, se. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, n. and c. Tanzania, e. Kenya, s. Somalia and s. to n. Zambia, Malawi and n. Mozambique.
(11) Se. Sudan, s. Ethiopia, s. Somalia, n. Uganda, c. Kenya, n. and c. Tanzania.
(12) Nw. Zambia (Balovale).
(13) Sw. Zambia, ne. Botswana, Zimbabwe, and n. South Africa (nw. Transvaal).
(14) S. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (ne. Tranavaal and Swaziland).
(15) Se. Angola, sw. Zambia, ne. Namibia, and n. Botswana.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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