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Taxonomic note
Sometimes considered conspecific with M. africana, but the two are morphologically and vocally distinct, with no intermediate forms where their ranges meet in Kenya and N Tanzania. M. somalica perhaps also closely related to these two species, but relationship untested genetically (Alström et al. 2013a). We follow Donald & Alström (in prep) in synonymising the subspecies kathangorensis with the subspecies kidepoensis. Three subspecies recognized.

Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2021. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip.

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as locally common within suitable habitat (del Hoyo et al. 2004). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-winged-lark-mirafra-hypermetra on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.