Rufous-rumped lark

The rufous-rumped lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western and central Africa from Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone to eastern Sudan, South Sudan and north-western Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

Rufous-rumped lark
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Pinarocorys
Species:	P. erythropygia
Binomial name
Pinarocorys erythropygia (Strickland, 1852)
Synonyms
Alauda erythropygia Certhilauda erythropygia Mirafra erythropygia Mirafra nigricans erythropygia

Originally, the rufous-rumped lark was classified within the genus Alauda. Later, some authorities considered the rufous-rumped lark to be a species within the genera Certhilauda and Mirafra.^[2] Alternate common names include red-rumped lark, red-tailed bush lark and red-tailed lark.