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Mirafra cheniana (Melodious
lark)
Spotlewerik [Afrikaans]; Maliberwani [North Sotho]; Sebotha
(generic term for lark) [Tswana]; Spotleeuwerik [Dutch]; Alouette
mélodieuse [French]; Spottlerche [German]; Cotovia-melodiosa [Portuguese]
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Order: Passeriformes > Family: Alaudidae
> Genus: Mirafra
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Melodious lark at its nest with chicks,
Springfontein, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©] |
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Distribution of Melodious lark in southern Africa,
based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas
Project (©
Animal Demography unit, University of
Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range
from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common).
See here for the latest distribution
from the SABAP2. |
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