Dusky lark
| Dusky lark | |
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| In Kruger NP, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Pinarocorys |
| Species: | P. nigricans
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| Binomial name | |
| Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall, 1850)
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| Subspecies | |
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| breeding range in blue, overwintering range in yellow | |
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The dusky lark (Pinarocorys nigricans), also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory
Alaudidae.[2]
It is native to the southern Afrotropics.
Range
It is found in southern
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, the dusky lark was classified as belonging to the genera Alauda and Mirafra until moved to Pinarocorys.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- P. n. nigricans (
- P. n. occidentis Clancey, 1968: Found in south-western DR Congo and northern Angola
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pinarocorys nigricans.
Wikispecies has information related to Pinarocorys nigricans.
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Pinarocorys nigricans - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "South African Bird Atlas Project 2" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- .