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Gillett's lark
	Gillett's lark (top left), in an illustration by Henrik Grönvold
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Calendulauda
Species:	C. gilletti
Binomial name
	Calendulauda gilletti; (Sharpe, 1895)
Subspecies
	See text
	resident range

Gillett's lark (Calendulauda gilletti) or Gillett's bushlark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in eastern Africa.

Taxonomy

Gillett's lark was formerly placed in the genus Mirafra. It was moved to Calendulauda based on its vocalizations and plumage combined with the results of a large molecular genetic study of the Alaudidae by Per Alström and collaborators that was published in 2023.^[2]^[3]

Three subspecies are recognised:^[2]

C. g. gilletti (Sharpe, 1895) – east Ethiopia and northwest Somalia (Degodi lark)
C. g. degodiensis (Érard, 1976) – southeast Ethiopia
C. g. arorihensis (Érard, 1976) – central Somalia to northeast Kenya

Distribution and habitat

Gillett's lark has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 690,000 km² (266,410 sq mi) over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.^[1]

Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b BirdLife International (2013). "Calendulauda gilletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
^ ^a ^b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ Alström, P.; Mohammadi, Z.; Enbody, E.D.; Irestedt, M.; Engelbrecht, D.; Crochet, P.-A.; Guillaumet, A.; Rancilhac, L.; Tieleman, B.I.; Olsson, U.; Donald, P.F.; Stervander, M. (2023). "Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data". Avian Research. 14: 100095. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095.

Compilers: Stuart Butchart, Jonathan Ekstrom (2008). "Gillett's Lark - BirdLife Species Factsheet". Evaluators: Jeremy Bird, Stuart Butchart. BirdLife International. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

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[IUCN-1] BirdLife International (2013). "Calendulauda gilletti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

[ioc-2] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Nicators, Bearded Reedling, larks". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

[3] Alström, P.; Mohammadi, Z.; Enbody, E.D.; Irestedt, M.; Engelbrecht, D.; Crochet, P.-A.; Guillaumet, A.; Rancilhac, L.; Tieleman, B.I.; Olsson, U.; Donald, P.F.; Stervander, M. (2023). "Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data". Avian Research. 14: 100095. doi:10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100095.

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