Mirafra
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Bengal bush lark (Mirafra assamica) in Kolkata (West Bengal, India) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
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Mirafra Horsfield, 1821 |
| Diversity | |
| 24 species (but see text) | |
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Mirafra is a genus of lark in the Alaudidae family. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are found from Africa through South Asia to Australia.
The phylogeny of larks (Alaudidae) was reviewed by Alström et al. (2013) who found that the following species form a well supported monophyletic group, which is the sister lineage to Heteromirafra.
The genus contains twenty-four species:
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Mirafra including:
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