south-western Ivory Coast. M. a. batesi Bannerman, 1923 was originally described as a separate species. It is found from central Nigeria to south-eastern Niger and western Chad. M. a. stresemanni Bannerman, 1923, the "Cameroon rufous-naped lark", was originally described as a separate species. It is found in north-central Cameroon. M. a. bamendae Serle, 1959 is found in western Cameroon. M. a. kurrae Lynes, 1923, the "Darfur rufous-naped lark", is found in western Sudan. M. a. tropicalis Hartert, 1900, the "Uganda rufous-naped lark", is found from eastern Uganda and western Kenya to north-western TanzaniaM. (a.) somalica. It was originally described as a separate species, and is found in north-western Somalia. Clements split this subspecies into a distinct species. M. a. ruwenzoria Kinnear, 1921, the "Rwenzori rufous-naped lark", is found from the DRC to south-western Uganda. M. a. athi Hartert, 1900, the "Athi rufous-naped lark", is found from central Kenya to north-eastern Tanzania. M. a. harterti Neumann, 1908, the "Ukamba rufous-naped lark", is also known as "Kikuyu rufous-naped lark". It is found in south-central Kenya. M. a. malbranti Chapin, 1946, or "Malbrant's lark", was originally described as a separate species. It is found from Gabon to central Angola and the southern DRC. M. a. chapini Grant, CHB & Mackworth-Praed, 1939 is found in south-eastern DRC and north-western Zambia. M. a. occidentalis (Hartlaub, 1857), the "Gabon rufous-naped lark", is found in western Angola. M. a. kabalii White, CMN, 1943 is found in north-eastern Angola and north-western Zambia. M. a. gomesi White, CMN, 1944 is found in eastern Angola and western Zambia. M. a. grisescens Sharpe, 1902, the "Matabele rufous-naped lark", was originally described as a separate species. Found in western Zambia, northern Botswana and north-western Zimbabwe. M. a. pallida Sharpe, 1902, the "Damara rufous-naped lark", was originally described as a separate species. It is found in south-western Angola and north-western Namibia. M. a. ghansiensis (Roberts, 1932) is found in eastern Namibia and western Botswana. M. a. nigrescens Reichenow, 1900, the "Ukinga rufous-naped lark", was originally described as a separate species. It is found in north-eastern Zambia and southern Tanzania. M. a. isolata Clancey, 1956 is found in south-eastern Malawi. M. a. nyikae Benson, 1939 is found in eastern Zambia, northern Malawi and south-western Tanzania. M. a. transvaalensis Hartert, 1900, the "Transvaal rufous-naped lark", is found from Tanzania to northern South Africa. M. a. africana Smith, 1836 is found in south-eastern South Africa. Description