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Revision as of 10:02, 17 February 2022
- Mirafra angolensis
Identification
16–17 cm
- Dark plumage
- Buffy lores
- Faint supercilium
- Longish heavy bill
Distribution
Western and Eastern Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- M. a. angolensis :
- Northern and west-central Angola
- M. a. antonii (minyanyae):
- M. a. marungensis:
- South-eastern Zaire (Marungu Plateau)
Habitat
Dry lowland grassland and seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Ground feeders. Their main diet consists of insects, including beetles and grasshoppers; also seeds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Angola Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Angola_Lark
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
