Corypha africana [excl. irwini] (Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini])

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Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini]

Corypha africana [excl. irwini] (= Corypha africana africana) Smith, A 1836

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Corypha
Scientific:
  Corypha africana 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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64243#page/127/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
EB9CE6A29AAB9BE0

Avibase ID:
avibase-EB9CE6A2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EB9CE6A2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561139

English:
Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini]
French:
Alouette à nuque rousse [excl. irwini]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini] ( Corypha africana [excl. irwini])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini] ( Corypha africana [excl. irwini])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini] ( Corypha africana [excl. irwini])
Avilist 2025: Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Rufous-naped Lark ( Corypha africana) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Corypha [africana, athi, kurrae, kabalii or nigriscens]

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Afrikaans: Rooineklewerik
Catalan: alosa de clatell rogenc
Czech: skřivan proměnlivý
Danish: Rødnakket Busklærke
German: Kurzhaubenlerche
English: Rufous-naped Lark, Rufous-naped Lark [excl. irwini]
Esperanto: rufnuka alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra nuquirrufa
Finnish: punaniskakiuru
French: Alouette à nuque rousse [excl. irwini]
Croatian: kudrava ševa
Hungarian: vörösnyakú bokorpacsirta
Italian: Allodola nucarossiccia
Japanese: チャエリヤブヒバリ
Scientific: Corypha africana, Corypha africana [excl. irwini], Corypha africana africana
Lithuanian: afrikinis krūmyninis vieversys
Dutch: Roodnekleeuwerik
Norwegian: melankolilerke
Polish: skowroniec sawannowy
Portuguese: cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-de-nuca-vermelha
Russian: Африканский жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok hnedotylový
Serbian: Riđovrata ševa
Swedish: rödnackad lärka
Turkish: Kızıl Enseli Toygar
Ukrainian: фірлюк африканський
Chinese: 棕颈歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 棕頸歌百靈