Animalz

Calendulauda

  • Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides

    The Fawn-colored Lark is about 14–16 cm long. It lives on the ground in dry scrub and grassland across southern Africa.

  • Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens

    This lark inhabits dry shrublands in South Africa. It walks on the ground and searches around shrub bases for seeds, insects, and other food.

  • Red Lark Calendulauda burra

    The Red Lark is endemic to South Africa's Northern Cape. A BirdLife South Africa account describes plumage forms associated with dune and clay shrubland habitats.

  • Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys

    The Dune Lark is treated as endemic to Namibia's Namib Desert and lives on sparsely vegetated dunes. Some taxonomies include a closely related lark within this species.

  • Gillett's Lark Calendulauda gilletti

    This lark occurs in eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. It has brown streaking and a rufous crown and searches for prey on the ground in semi-arid savanna. The source's treatment includes the former Degodi Lark.

  • Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna

    This lark inhabits dry East African savanna and scrub. It usually feeds on the ground alone or in pairs, taking insects and seeds.

  • Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

    This lark has a noticeable white eyebrow. It searches the ground for insects and seeds in savanna and open woodland. Plumage and bill thickness vary by region.

  • Rusty Bush Lark Calendulauda rufa

    The Rusty Bush Lark is a poorly known lark of dry savanna south of the Sahara. It was confirmed in Chad in 2026, the first documented record since 1931 and the first photographs of a living bird.

  • Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides

    The Fawn-colored Lark is about 14–16 cm long. It lives on the ground in dry scrub and grassland across southern Africa.

  • Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys

    The Dune Lark is treated as endemic to Namibia's Namib Desert and lives on sparsely vegetated dunes. Some taxonomies include a closely related lark within this species.

  • Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

    This lark has a noticeable white eyebrow. It searches the ground for insects and seeds in savanna and open woodland. Plumage and bill thickness vary by region.

  • Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens

    This lark inhabits dry shrublands in South Africa. It walks on the ground and searches around shrub bases for seeds, insects, and other food.

  • Red Lark Calendulauda burra

    The Red Lark is endemic to South Africa's Northern Cape. A BirdLife South Africa account describes plumage forms associated with dune and clay shrubland habitats.

  • Gillett's Lark Calendulauda gilletti

    This lark occurs in eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. It has brown streaking and a rufous crown and searches for prey on the ground in semi-arid savanna. The source's treatment includes the former Degodi Lark.

  • Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna

    This lark inhabits dry East African savanna and scrub. It usually feeds on the ground alone or in pairs, taking insects and seeds.