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Masked lark
The
masked
lark
is a
species
of lark in the
family
Alaudidae
. It is found in
Ethiopia
and
Kenya
. Its
natural
habitats
are
subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
and
subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
.
Taxonomy
and
systematics
Some
authorities
have placed the masked lark in the
genus
Calandrella
.
Subspecies
Four
subspecies
are recognized:
S. p. personata
-
Sharpe
, 1895: Found in
eastern
Ethiopia
S. p. yavelloensis
- : Found in
southern
Ethiopia and
northern
Kenya
S. p. mcchesneyi
- : Found on the
Marsabit
Plateau
S. p. intensa
- : Found in
central
Kenya