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Cape Clapper Lark

Corypha apiata (Vieillot, LJP 1816)

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




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


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6E24D50213D3160A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6E24D502

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6E24D502


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561144

Geographic range:

  • Corypha apiata apiata: SW Namibia and w coastal plain and interior South Africa
  • Corypha apiata marjoriae: South Africa (Coastal plain of Western Cape)
English:
Cape Clapper Lark
Catalan:
alosa del Cap
Czech:
skřivan tleskavý
Danish:
Klapperlærke
German:
Grasklapperlerche
Spanish:
Alondra Aplaudidora de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra aplaudidora de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinräikkäkiuru
French:
Alouette bateleuse
Croatian:
kapska ševa
Italian:
Allodola battiali del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
haiiroyabuhibari
Japanese:
ハイイロヤブヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Pievinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch:
Klapperleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Klaprelerke
Norwegian:
Klaprelerke
Polish:
skowroniec przylądkowy
Portuguese:
cotovia-batedora
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-batedora
Russian:
Травяной жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok rapotavý
Serbian:
Kapska klepetava ševa
Swedish:
klapplärka
Ukrainian:
Фірлюк лучний
Chinese:
振翅歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
南非振翅歌百靈


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Cape Clapper Lark ( Mirafra apiata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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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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Afrikaans: Hoeveldklappertjie, Hoëveldklappertjie, Kaapse Klappertjie
Catalan: alosa del Cap
Czech: Skrivan tleskavý, skřivan tleskavý, skřívan tleskavý
Danish: Klapperlærke
German: Grasklapperlerche
English: Bar-tailed Lark, Cape Clapper Lark, Cape Clapper-Lark, Clapper Lark
English, HBW: Cape Clapper Lark
English (IOC): Cape Clapper Lark
English (United States): Cape Clapper Lark
Esperanto: Herbeja alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Aplaudidora de El Cabo, Alondra Aplaudidora del Cabo, Alondra Palmeadora
Spanish (Spain): Alondra aplaudidora de El Cabo, Alondra Aplaudidora del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Clapper Lark
Estonian: harilik lõgislõoke, lõgislõoke
Finnish: kapinräikkäkiuru, Räikkäkiuru
French: Alouette bateleuse, Alouette variée
Croatian: kapska ševa
Italian: Allodola battiali, Allodola battiali del Capo, Allodola delle nuvole meridionale
Japanese (romaji): haiiroyabuhibari
Japanese: ハイイロヤブヒバリ
Scientific: Alauda apiata, Alauda percutiens, Corypha apiata, Megalophonus hewitti, Mirafra africana batesi, Mirafra apiata, Mirafra apiata apiata, Mirafra batesi, Mirafra damarensis, Mirafra fasciolata damarensis, Mirafra fasciolata hewitti, Mirafra hewitti
Lithuanian: Pievinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch: Klapperleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klaprelerke
Norwegian: Klaprelerke
Polish: skowroniec przyladkowy, skowroniec przylądkowy
Portuguese: Cotovia batedora, Cotovia-batedora
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-batedora
Russian: Травяной жаворонок, Травяной кустарниковый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok rapotavý
Serbian: Kapska klepetava ševa, Kapska mirafra ševa
Sotho, Southern: Mote, 'Mote
Swedish: Kapsavannlärka, klapplärka
Tswana: Sebotha
Turkish: Kap alkışçı toygarı
Ukrainian: Фірлюк лучний
Chinese: 振翅歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 南非振翅歌百靈

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