Avibase: Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni] (Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni])

Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni]

Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni] (= Calandrella cinerea spleniata) (Strickland, HE 1853)

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Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
(Strickland, HE 1853)

Reference:
Contrib. Orn. [Jardine] no.7 p.152

Protonym:
Alauda spleniata

Type locality:
Damaraland, SW Africa

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209972#page/202/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
52F0242C84FE7778

Avibase ID:
avibase-52F0242C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/52F0242C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922966

Geographic range:

Calandrella cinerea spleniata: southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia
Calandrella cinerea niveni: eastern South Africa

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni]
French:
Alouette cendrille [spleniata ou niveni]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-capped Lark [spleniata or niveni] ( Calandrella cinerea [spleniata or niveni])
Avilist 2025: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Calandrella cinerea spleniata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Calandrella cinerea spleniata [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Calandrella cinerea

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