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This is a small, compact lark, exhibiting a boldly marked face with a pinkish, conical bill. It has grey-brown upperparts, contrasting with pale underparts and a streaked, buffy chest. This lark also exhibits spread out streaking on its flanks, which helps differentiate it from the similar pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris) which has plain, white flanks. Its call is short and simple and can be given in flight or whilst on the ground.
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When to see the Botha's Lark
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Botha's Lark
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Botha's Lark
Botha's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae that is endemic to South Africa. It is considered to be South Africa's most endangered bird species with approximately 340 mature individuals left in the wild. Over the last decade, there has been a 90% population decline resulting in the species regionally being uplisted to Critically Endangered in the 2025 Regional Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini.
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