Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

WoodlandDomed nestSmall · 25 g

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 2 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 3 — Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 4 — Photo: Sameer Shaik · CC BY 4.0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 5 — Photo: Sameer Shaik · CC BY 4.0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 6 — Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 7 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

Monotonous Lark (Mirafra passerina), photo 8 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

What the Monotonous Lark sounds like

Sonogram of the Monotonous Lark: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Rion Lerm · Call, song · Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo, South Africa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

A medium-small, compact lark with a small bill, a plain face, and an indistinct eyebrow. It has streaky upperparts with a distinct rufous wing panel and a lightly-streaked buffy chest that separates the white throat from the pale belly.

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When to see the Monotonous Lark

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Monotonous Lark

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

South Africa Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique

About the Monotonous Lark

The monotonous lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.

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Easily confused with

Melodious LarkMirafra chenianaThe melodious lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa.

White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaThe white-tailed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in Africa. Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiWilliams's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

Side by side: Monotonous Lark vs Singing Bush Lark

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