The red-capped lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. This lark breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.798
Protonym:
Alauda cinerea
Type locality:
Barnaul, Siberia.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656293
Avibase ID:
FCDA4F09DBE8C52F
Avibase ID:
avibase-FCDA4F09
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FCDA4F09
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558982
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alouette cendrille ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alouette cendrille ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2022: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2023: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2024: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Clements 4th edition: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.50: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
eBird version 2021: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
eBird version 2022: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
eBird version 2023: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
eBird version 2024: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 3] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Calandrella cinerea [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Calandrella cinerea |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-capped Lark ( Calandrella cinerea) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calandrella cinerea [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calandrella cinerea [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Calandrella [cinerea, brachydactyla, dukhunensis, blanfordi, eremica or erlangeri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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