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COLLAR, N. J., DINGLE, C., GABREMICHAEL, M. N. & SPOTTISWOODE, C. N. 2009
Taxonomic status of the Degodi Lark Mirafra degodiensis, with notes on the voice of Gillett’s Lark M. gilletti
Bull. BOC 129-1 : 49-62
The authors found that there is no morphometric disjunction between M. gilletti and M. degodiensis, no evidence of vocal separation, no consistent plumage difference, and no molecular distinction. They regard M. degodiensis as most probably a synonym of M. gilletti and said that if it is retained as a subspecies of gilletti it must be chiefly on account of its smaller mean size.
Taxonomic status of the Degodi Lark Mirafra degodiensis, with notes on the voice of Gillett’s Lark M. gilletti
Bull. BOC 129-1 : 49-62
The authors found that there is no morphometric disjunction between M. gilletti and M. degodiensis, no evidence of vocal separation, no consistent plumage difference, and no molecular distinction. They regard M. degodiensis as most probably a synonym of M. gilletti and said that if it is retained as a subspecies of gilletti it must be chiefly on account of its smaller mean size.
