Angola lark
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Mirafra
Species:	M. angolensis
Binomial name
Mirafra angolensis Barboza du Bocage, 1880
Subspecies
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resident range

The Angola lark (Mirafra angolensis) or Angola bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern and central Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• M. a. marungensis - Hall, BP, 1958: Found in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and south-western Tanzania
• M. a. angolensis - Barboza du Bocage, 1880: Found in northern, western and central Angola
• M. a. antonii - Hall, BP, 1958: Found in eastern Angola to southern Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western Zambia

Distribution and habitat

The range of the Angola lark is sizable, and is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. It is estimated to have a global extent of occurrence of about 170,000 square km.^[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry, or seasonally wet, lowland grassland.