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Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Calandrella
Scientific:
  Calandrella cinerea


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  FCDA4F09DBE8C52F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-FCDA4F09

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/FCDA4F09


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558982

Geographic range:

  • Calandrella cinerea cinerea {cinerea, witputzi, anderssoni}: southern Namibia and western South Africa
  • Calandrella cinerea cinerea (alluvia): coastal southern Mozambique; disperses inland to northern Botswana
  • Calandrella cinerea millardi: southern Botswana
  • Calandrella cinerea williamsi: southern Kenya and northern Tanzania
  • Calandrella cinerea saturatior: Democratic Republic of the Congo eastward to Uganda and western Tanzania, south of Angola (except for the northwest and south), northern Zambia, and Malawi
  • Calandrella cinerea fulvida: southern Angola, southern Zambia, and Zimbabwe
  • Calandrella cinerea rufipecta: central Nigeria (Jos Plateau)
  • Calandrella cinerea spleniata: southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia
  • Calandrella cinerea niveni: eastern South Africa
  • Show more...
English:
Red-capped Lark
Catalan:
terrerola de casquet
Czech:
skřivánek rudotemenný
Danish:
Rødisset Lærke
German:
Rotkappenlerche
Spanish:
Terrera Capirotada
Spanish (Spain):
Terrera Capirotada
Finnish:
punalakkikiuru
French:
Alouette cendrille
Croatian:
crvenokapa ševa
Hungarian:
Sziki pacsirta
Icelandic:
Sandlævirki
Italian:
Calandrella capirossa
Japanese (romaji):
afurikahimekoutenshi
Japanese:
アフリカヒメコウテンシ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis trumpapirštis vieversys
Dutch:
Roodkapleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Rustdverglerke
Norwegian:
Rustdverglerke
Polish:
skowrończyk rdzawołbisty
Portuguese:
cotovia-de-barrete-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
calhandrinha-de-barrete-vermelho
Russian:
Африканский малый жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránka čiapočkatá
Serbian:
Crvenokapa ševa
Swedish:
rödkronad lärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок малий
Chinese:
红顶短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
短趾百靈


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

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Rooikoplewerik
Arabic: القبرة قصيرة الاصبع
Azerbaijani: Kiçik torağay, kiçik turağayça
Belarusian: Жаваранак малы, Малы жаўрук
Bulgarian: Късопръста чучулига, Малка чучулига
Breton: Ar c'hodioac'h-tevenn
Catalan: terrerola de casquet, Terrerola vulgar
Czech: Skrivánek Gmelinuv, skřivánek rudotemenný
Welsh: Ehedydd coruncoch, Ehedydd llwyd
Danish: Korttået Lærke, Rødisset Lærke
German: Erlanger-Lerche, Kurzzehenlerche, Kurzzehen-Lerche, Rotkappenlerche, Rotkappen-Lerche, Rotscheitellerche
Greek: Μικρογαλιάντρα
English: Greater Short-toed Lark, Redcapped Lark, Red-capped Lark, Rufous Short-toed Lark, Short-toed Lark
English, HBW: Red-capped Lark
English (IOC): Red-capped Lark
English (Kenya): Red-capped Lark
English (United States): Red-capped Lark
Esperanto: Mallongfingra alaŭdo, Ruĝkrona alaŭdo, Ruĝverta alaŭdo
Spanish: Terrera Capirotada, Terrera Común
Spanish (Spain): Terrera Capirotada
Spanish (HBW): Red-capped Lark
Estonian: punapea-väikelõoke, Välja-väikelõoke
Basque: Txoriandre arrunta
Finnish: Lyhytvarvaskiuru, Punalakkikiuru
Faroese: Eyrlerkur
French: Alouette calandre, Alouette calandrelle, Alouette calandrelle à tête rousse, Alouette cendrille, Alouette grosse, Alouette pispolette
Frisian: Readkrúnljurk
Irish: Fuiseog cheanndearg, Fuiseog Ladharghearr
Galician: Calandriña, Calandriña de barrete vermello
Hebrew: עפרונן קצר עצבאות, עפרונן קצר־אצבעות, עפרונן קצר-אצבעות
Croatian: Crvenokapa ševa, Kratkoprsta ševa, Mala Ševa, Ševa čevrljužica
Hungarian: Sziki pacsirta
Armenian: Փոքր Արտույտ
Icelandic: Sandlævirki
Italian: Calandrella, Calandrella capirossa
Japanese (romaji): afurikahimekoutenshi, himekoutenshi, hime-koutenshi
Japanese: アフリカヒメコウテンシ, ヒメコウテンシ
Georgian: პატარა ტოროლა
Kazakh: Кіші бозторғай
Korean: 쇠종다리
Kirghiz: Африка кидик торгою
Scientific: Alauda cinerea, Calandrella brachydactyla cinerea, Calandrella cinerea, Calandrella cinerea cinerea
Lithuanian: Mažasis trumpapirštis vieversys, Rudakuodis vieversys
Latvian: Blāvais sīkcīrulis, rudgalvas cīrulis
Macedonian: Краткоопашеста (Мала) чучулига
Mongolian: Бялзуумар
Maltese: Bilbla
Dutch: Kortteenleeuwerik, Roodkapleeuwerik, Roodkruinleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rustdverglerke
Norwegian: Dveglerke, Dverglerke, Rustdverglerke
Polish: Skowrończyk krótkopalcowy, skowronczyk rdzawolbisty, skowrończyk rdzawołbisty
Portuguese: Calhandrinha de barrete vermelho, Calhandrinha-comum, Calhandrinha-de-barrete-vermelho, Cotovia-de-barrete-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): calhandrinha-de-barrete-vermelho
Romansh: Lodola detta curta
Russian: Африканский малый жаворонок, Жаворонок малый, Короткопалый жаворонок, Короткопалый жаворонок - Малый жав..., Красноголовый жаворонок, Малый жаворонок, Обыкновенный малый жаворонок
Northern Sami: Rukseskruvdnaleivvoš
Slovak: Ékovránok červenotemenný, škovránka čiapočkatá
Slovenian: Kratkoprsti škrjanček, Sivi kratkoprsti škrjanček
Albanian: Drenja e përhimtë
Serbian: Crvenokapa ševa, kratkoprsta ševa, Краткопрста шева
Sotho, Southern: Thesta-balisana
Swedish: Korttålärka, Rödkronad lärka
Swahili: Kipozamataza Kibenzi-chekundu
Turkish: Bozkır toygarı, Kızıl Tepeli Bozkır Toygarı, kızıl tepeli toygar, Kızıl-tepeli Toygar
Tuvinian: Бичии хамнаарак
Ukrainian: Жайворонок малий , Малий жайворонок
Xhosa: Intibane
Chinese: [da duan-zhi bai-ling], [duan-zhi bai-ling], [duan-zhi sha bai-ling], 大短趾百灵, 短趾沙百灵, 短趾百灵, 红顶短趾百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 短趾沙百靈, 短趾百靈
Zulu: umNtoli

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