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Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana Smith, A 1836




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Corypha
Scientific:
  Corypha africana


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4E923B31ED093CCF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4E923B31

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4E923B31


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561139

Geographic range:

  • Corypha africana africana: southern KwaZulu-Natal to eastern Cape Province
  • Corypha africana tropicalis: southern Uganda to western Kenya and northern Tanzania
  • Corypha africana ruwenzoria: eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southwestern Uganda
  • Corypha africana chapini: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northwestern Zambia
  • Corypha africana occidentalis: western Angola (Huila escarpment north to Kisama)
  • Corypha africana [gomesi or irwini]: eastern Angola (Macondo) to northwestern Zambia (Kabompo)
  • Corypha africana pallida: Namibia (Windhoek north to Kaokoveld and Ovamboland)
  • Corypha africana ghansiensis: Namibia and western Botswana
  • Corypha africana transvaalensis: southeastern Botswana to Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa
  • Corypha africana isolata: Malawi (Mangochi District)
  • Corypha africana grisescens: western Zambia to northwestern Zimbabwe and northern Botswana
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English:
Rufous-naped Lark
French:
Alouette à nuque rousse


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 4]
eBird version 2024:
Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii or nigriscens] (sensu lato) by some authors

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English: Rufous-naped Lark
French: Alouette à nuque rousse
Scientific: Corypha africana

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