Sun lark

The sun lark or Nigerian sun lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. Its range extends mainly across the Sudan region, from Guinea to South Sudan. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Taxonomy and systematics

Four subspecies are recognized:

G. m. modesta - Heuglin, 1864: Found from Burkina Faso and northern Ghana east to southern Sudan
Fouta-Djallon sun lark - : Found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and southern Mali
Ngaundere sun lark - : Originally classified as a separate species in genus Mirafra. Found in Cameroon
Uele sun lark - : Originally classified as a separate species in genus Mirafra. Found in south-eastern Central African Republic, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and extreme north-western Uganda