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Dune Lark
Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, HE 1853)
The dune lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to Namibia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Calendulauda
Scientific:
Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Alaudidae
Genus:
Calendulauda
Scientific:
Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Original description
Citation:
(Strickland, HE 1853)
Reference:
Contrib. Orn. [Jardine]
no.7 p.151
Imprint year:
1852
Protonym:
Alauda erythrochlamys
Type locality:
Damaraland, coastal belt near Walvis Bay.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209972#page/201/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
DDDC78BEE04067A1
Avibase ID:
avibase-DDDC78BE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DDDC78BE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916552
Geographic range:
- Calendulauda erythrochlamys: lowland sandy plains, grassy dunes, and Namib Desert dunes, from coastal and western Namibia southward to northwestern South Africa
- Calendulauda erythrochlamys erythrochlamys: west-central Namibia between River Kuiseb (Walvis Bay) and River Koichab
- Calendulauda erythrochlamys barlowi: southwestern Namibia from south of River Koichab (inland of Lüderitz) eastward to Aus
- Calendulauda erythrochlamys patae: coastal southwestern Namibia (Lüderitz) to far northwestern South Africa
- Calendulauda erythrochlamys cavei: inland coastal plain of southwestern Namibia to northwestern South Africa (River Holgat)
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Source: Clements checklist
Dune Lark
Afrikaans:
Duinlewerik
Bulgarian:
Дюнна чучулига
Catalan:
alosa de les dunes
Czech:
skřívan dunový
Danish:
Sandlærke
German:
Rotdünenlerche
Esperanto:
duna alaŭdo
Spanish:
Alondra Duna
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra de las dunas
Estonian:
luitelõoke
Finnish:
dyynikiuru
French:
Alouette à dos roux
Croatian:
dinska ševa
Italian:
Allodola rossa
Japanese (romaji):
sabakuhashibosohibari
Japanese:
サバクハシボソヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Kopinė kalendulauda
Dutch:
Roodrugleeuwerik
Norwegian:
Dynelerke
Polish:
szponiak rudy
Portuguese:
Cotovia-das-dunas
Portuguese (Portugal):
cotovia-das-dunas
Russian:
Дюнный жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok dunový
Serbian:
Namibijska ševa
Swedish:
Dynlärka
Turkish:
Kumul Toygarı
Ukrainian:
Алондра іржаста
Chinese:
沙丘歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
沙丘歌百靈
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Certhilauda [erythrochlamys or barlowi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Certhilauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark ( Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei]) |
| Avilist 2025: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alouette à dos roux ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alouette à dos roux ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Dune Lark ( Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Dune Lark ( Certhilauda erythrochlamys) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Calendulauda [albescens or erythrochlamys]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Duinlewerik
Bulgarian: Дюнна чучулига
Catalan: alosa de les dunes
Czech: Skrivan dunový, skřívan dunový
Danish: Sandlærke
German: Rotdünenlerche, Rotdünen-Lerche
English: Aristida Lark, Dune Lark, Dune or Cave's Lark, Dune, Barlow's or Cave's Lark, Red-backed Lark
English (Avilist): Dune Lark
English, HBW: Dune Lark
English (IOC): Dune Lark
English (United States): Dune Lark
Esperanto: duna alaŭdo, Dunalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra de las Dunas, Alondra Duna
Spanish (Spain): Alondra de las dunas
Estonian: luitelõoke
Finnish: Dyynikiuru
French: Alouette à dos roux, Alouette à dos roux ou A. de Barlow, Alouette à dos roux ou A. de Cave, Alouette de Namibie, Alouette des dunes
French (Guyane): Alouette à dos roux
Croatian: dinska ševa
Italian: Allodola delle dune, Allodola delle grotte, Allodola rossa
Japanese (romaji): sabakuhashibosohibari
Japanese: サバクハシボソヒバリ
Scientific: Alauda erythrochlamys, Calendulauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei], Calendulauda erythrochlamys, Certhilauda [erythrochlamys or barlowi], Certhilauda [erythrochlamys or cavei], Certhilauda [erythrochlamys, barlowi or cavei], Certhilauda albescens erythrochlamys, Certhilauda erythrochlamys, Certhilauda erythrochlamys erythrochlamys, Mirafra erythrochlamys
Lithuanian: Kopinė kalendulauda
Dutch: Roodrugleeuwerik
Norwegian: Dynelerke
Polish: szponiak rudy
Portuguese: Cotovia-das-dunas
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-das-dunas
Russian: Дюнный жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok dunový
Serbian: Namibijska ševa
Swedish: Dynlärka
Turkish: Kumul Toygarı
Ukrainian: Алондра іржаста
Chinese: 沙丘歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 沙丘歌百靈
Zulu: ungqwashi waseNtshonalanga
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