Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys)

Other Names (World)
Dune Lark, Aristida Lark, Red-backed Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Strickland, 1853)

Habitat
Vegetated areas among dunes.

Range (Guide)

Namibia.

West-central Namibia: between R Kuiseb (Walvis Bay) and R Koichab (L�deritz).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A series of 10 or more 'tip-ip-ip-ip' lead-in notes followed by a whistle and a long, uniform trill.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [XC58517]
by Peter Boesman from Rooibank, Namibia (call)

Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys) [XC346632]
by id from Rooibank area, Namibia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Certhilauda erythrochlamys (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys) and Barlow's Lark (Certhilauda barlowi) following Ryan et al. (1998), whose treatment is under review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group.

Forms a superspecies with Red Lark (Calendulauda burra), Karoo Lark (Calendulauda albescens) and Barlow's Lark (Certhilauda barlowi) and is sister-species to Barlow's Lark (Certhilauda barlowi), and no known range overlap between the two.

References
See References.

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