Collared lark

The collared lark (Amirafra collaris) or collared bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in East Africa.^[2]

Collared lark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Amirafra
Species:	A. collaris
Binomial name
Amirafra collaris (Sharpe, 1896)

Taxonomy

The collared lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It is one of three species that were moved to the resurrected genus Amirafra based on the results of a large molecular genetic study by the Swedish ornithologist Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.^[3][4] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The collared lark has a considerable range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 530,000 km² over an area from eastern Ethiopia and Somalia to central Kenya.^[1]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.