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Mirafra marginata

Interesting Facts

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Avialae () - Gauthier, 1986
        Infraclass: Aves () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
        Cohort: Neognathae () - Pycraft, 1900
        Superorder: Passerimorphae () - Sibley et al., 1988
        Order: Passeriformes () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Passeres () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
        Parvorder: Passerida ()
        Superfamily: Sylvioidea ()
        Family: Alaudidae ()
        Genus: Mirafra () - Horsfield, 1821
        Specific name: marginata
        Scientific name: - Mirafra marginata

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Mirafra

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 42 species and subspecies in this genus:

M. affinis (Jerdon's Bushlark) · M. africana (Rufous-Naped Lark) · M. africana africana (Rufous-Naped Lark) · M. africanoides (Fawn-Coloured Lark) · M. albicauda (Northern White-Tailed Bushlark) · M. albicauda albicauda (Northern White-Tailed Bushlark) · M. alopex (Abyssinian Lark) · M. angolensis (Angolan Lark) · M. apiata (Cape Clapper Lark) · M. apiata apiata (Cape Clapper Lark) · M. ashi (Ash's Lark) · M. assamica (Rufous-Winged Singing Bushlark) · M. candida (Nyiro Bush Lark) · M. cantillans (Singing Bushlark) · M. cantillans cantillans (Singing Bushlark) · M. cantillans chadensis (Chad Singing Lark) · M. cantillans marginata (Galla Singing Lark) · M. cheniana (Sourthern Singing Bushlark) · M. chuana (Short-Clawed Lark) · M. collaris (Collared Lark) · M. cordofanica (Kordofan Bush Lark) · M. degodiensis (Degodi Lark) · M. erythrocephala (Indochinese Bush Lark) · M. erythroptera (Red-Winged Singing Bushlark) · M. gilletti (Gillett's Lark) · M. hova (Madagascar Bush Lark) · M. hypermetra (Red-Winged Bush Lark) · M. hypermetra hypermetra (Red-Winged Bush Lark) · M. javanica (Australian Lark) · M. javanica javanica (Eastern Singing Bush Lark) · M. microptera (Burmese Bush Lark) · M. naevia (Large-Billed Sabota Lark) · M. passerina (Monotonous Bush Lark) · M. poecilosterna (Pink-Breasted Lark) · M. pulpa (Friedmann's Bush Lark) · M. rufa (Rusty Bush-Lark) · M. rufocinnamomea (Flappet Lark) · M. sabota (Sabota (Incl. Bradfield's) Lark) · M. sabota sabota (Sabota (Incl. Bradfield's) Lark) · M. sharpii (Somali Lark) · M. somalica (Red Somali Lark) · M. williamsi (Williams's Bush Lark)

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Further Reading

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Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 15.
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. London: The Club, 1893- url p. 17.
Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 4.
The birds of Africa, comprising all the species which occur in the Ethiopian region, by G.E. Shelley. .. London, Published for the author by R.H. Porter (18 Princes Street, Cavendish Square, W.), 1896-1912. url p. 64, p. 65.
The history of the collections contained in the natural history departments of the British Museum. by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London, 1906. url p. 383.
Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History) / by R.L.M. Warren & C.J.O. Harrison. London: BM(NH), 1966-1973. url p. 330.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 272784
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3975769

Last Revised: 2012-07-28