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This lark is a 15-cm-long bird, with a brown crown, rich rufous underparts, and a strong bill. It has brown upperparts (greyer in the north of its range). Its call is an ascending "pooooeeeee".
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About the Eastern Clapper Lark
The eastern clapper lark is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of its display flight.
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Easily confused with
Highland LarkCorypha kurraeThe highland lark is a species of small passerine bird in the lark family Alaudidae found in Africa from Guinea to west Sudan.
Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiataThis lark is a 15 cm long bird, with a brown crown, rich rufous underparts, and a strong bill.
Plains LarkCorypha kabaliiThe plains lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and northwest Zambia.
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