The Cape clapper lark is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of the display flight. The Cape clapper lark is a species of open grassland and savannah, also inhabiting karoo, fynbos and fallow agricultural land. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1816)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
1 p.342
Protonym:
Alauda apiata
Type locality:
Malmesbury district, Cape Province.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21108896
Avibase ID:
6E24D50213D3160A
Avibase ID:
avibase-6E24D502
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6E24D502
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561144
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Clapper Lark ( Corypha apiata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Clapper Lark ( Corypha apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cape Clapper Lark ( Corypha apiata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Cape Clapper Lark ( Corypha apiata) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mirafra apiata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Corypha [apiata or fasciolata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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