Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana) and Sharpe's Lark (Mirafra sharpii) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Mirafra africana following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana).