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Alauda razae Photo by Paul Donald (Surfbirds) Common name:Raso lark (en); calhandra-do-Raso (pt); alouette de Razo (fr); alondra de Raso (es); Rasolerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Raso islet in the Cape Verde Archipelago, between the islands of Santa Luzia and São Nicolau.Size:These birds are 12-13 cm long and weigh 18-28 g.Habitat:The…
Heteromirafra ruddi Photo by Warwick Tarboton (Warwick Tarboton) Common name:Rudd’s lark (en); cotovia-de-Rudd (pt); alouette de Rudd (fr); alondra de Rudd (es); Transvaalspornlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is endemic to South Africa, being patchily distributed across south-eastern Mpumalanga, western KwaZulu-Natal, the north-eastern Free State and farther north in the Dullstroom-Machadodorp district.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm…
Mirafra africana Photo by Tarique Sani (Flickr) Common name:rufous-naped lark (en); cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha (en); alouette à nuque rousse (fr); alondra nuquirrufa (es); rotnackenlerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This African species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Niger and Nigeria to Ethiopia and south to Namibia, Botswana and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh 40-55…
Chersomanes albofasciata Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:spike-heeled lark (en); cotovia-esporada (pt); alouette éperonnée (fr); alondra espolada (es); zirplerche (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily AlaudidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from south-western Angola, through Namibia and Botswana and into South Africa.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 25 g.Habitat:The spike-heeled lark is found…
