Alternative name: Red Lark
- Certhilauda burra
Identification
Length 18-19 cm, mass 32-43 g. Males larger than females. A large lark with a fairly short, stocky bill. Birds on dunes have a reddish, relatively unmarked upper parts, whereas those found on plains are browner with dark streaks.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species. Some authorities have recently placed this species in genus Calendulauda1.
Habitat
Red dunes with scrub, and plains with Nama Karoo (shrubby) vegetation.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red_Lark