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Karoo Lark

Calendulauda albescens (de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1839)

The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Calendulauda
Scientific:
  Calendulauda albescens


Original description

Citation:
  (de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1839)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 2 p.259

Protonym:
  Alauda albescens

Type locality:
  Blauw Berg, South Africa. [Gray phase].

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2299450


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  DD338581CBBBCE15

Avibase ID:
  avibase-DD338581

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/DD338581


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916551

Geographic range:

  • Calendulauda albescens albescens: southwestern Cape Province (Cape Town to Berg River)
  • Calendulauda albescens codea: coastal South Africa (Saldanha Bay to Port Nolloth)
  • Calendulauda albescens guttata: Cape Province (Clanwilliam to Little Namaqualand)
  • Calendulauda albescens karruensis: Cape Province (Calvinia and Williston to Oudtshoorn)
English:
Karoo Lark
Catalan:
alosa del Karoo
Czech:
skřivan karooský
Danish:
Karoolærke
German:
Karoolerche
Spanish:
Alondra del Karoo
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra del Karoo
Finnish:
karooviheltäjäkiuru
French:
Alouette du Karoo
Croatian:
karuanska ševa
Italian:
Allodola del karoo
Japanese (romaji):
usuirohashibosohibari
Japanese:
ウスイロハシボソヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Karuvinė kalendulauda
Dutch:
Karooleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karoolerke
Norwegian:
Karoolerke
Polish:
afroskowronek śniady
Portuguese:
cotovia-do-karoo
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-do-karoo
Russian:
Карруский жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok búrsky
Serbian:
Ševa iz Karua
Swedish:
karroolärka
Ukrainian:
Алондра каруська
Chinese:
红背歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
紅背歌百靈


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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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. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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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 00:
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Alouette du Karoo ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Alouette du Karroo ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Karoo Lark ( Calendulauda albescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Karoo Lark ( Calendulauda albescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Karoo Lark ( Calendulauda albescens) [version 1]
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 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Karoo Lark ( Certhilauda albescens)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Certhilauda albescens [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calendulauda albescens [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Calendulauda [albescens or erythrochlamys] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Karoolewerik
Catalan: alosa del Karoo
Czech: Skrivan kapský, skřivan karooský, skřívan karooský
Danish: Karoolærke
German: Karoolerche, Karru Lerche, Karrulerche
English: Karoo Lark, Karroo Lark, Red-backed Lark
English, HBW: Karoo Lark
English (IOC): Karoo Lark
English (United States): Karoo Lark
Esperanto: Helalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra del Karoo, Alondra Karu
Spanish (Spain): Alondra del Karoo
Spanish (HBW): Karoo Lark
Estonian: kapimaa lõoke
Finnish: dyynikiuru, karooviheltäjäkiuru, Vehnäkiuru
French: Alouette du Karoo, Alouette du Karroo
Croatian: karuanska ševa
Italian: Allodola del karoo
Japanese (romaji): uruirohashibosohibari, usuirohashibosohibari
Japanese: ウスイロハシボソヒバリ, ウルイロハシボソヒバリ
Scientific: Alanda lagepa, Alauda albescens, Alauda lagepa, Calendulauda albescens, Calendulauda albescens albescens, Certhilauda albescens, Certhilauda albescens albescens, Mirafra albescens
Lithuanian: Karuvinė kalendulauda
Dutch: Karooleeuwerik, Karoo-leeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karoolerke
Norwegian: Karoolerke
Polish: afroskowronek śniady, szponiak sniady, Szponiak śniady
Portuguese: Cotovia do Karoo, cotovia-do-karoo
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-do-karoo
Russian: Карруский африканский жаворонок, Карруский жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok búrsky
Serbian: Ševa iz Karua
Swedish: Karroolärka
Turkish: Karu toygarı
Ukrainian: Алондра каруська
Chinese: 红背歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 紅背歌百靈

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