The rufous-naped lark or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by a bold and often repeated wing-fluttering display from a prominent perch, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase. This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species. They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest, but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Smith, A 1836
Reference:
Rep. Exped. C. Afr.
Protonym:
Mirafra africana
Type locality:
eastern Cape Province and the country as far as Latakoo.
Link:
https://archive.org/details/reportexpeditio00afrigoog/page/n53
Avibase ID:
32F78ABD7138E913
Avibase ID:
avibase-32F78ABD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/32F78ABD
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561139
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii, nigrescens or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii, nigrescens or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous-naped or Somali Lark ( Mirafra [africana or sharpii]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alouette à nuque rousse ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.55: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rufous-naped Lark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rufous-naped Bushlark ( Mirafra africana) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Mirafra africana [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mirafra africana [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mirafra africana [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra africana [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Corypha [africana, sharpii or hypermetra]
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