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Plateau Lark

Corypha nigrescens

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot Evaluated
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 1
Photo: A_Peach from Berlin, Germany · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 2
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 9
Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Plateau Lark (Corypha nigrescens), photo 10
Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Plateau Lark

The plateau lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in east Zambia, north Malawi and south Tanzania. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the rufous-naped lark.

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Easily confused with

Highland Lark (Corypha kurrae) 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 Lark (Corypha apiata) Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiataThis lark is a 15 cm long bird, with a brown crown, rich rufous underparts, and a strong bill. Eastern Clapper Lark (Corypha fasciolata) Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataThis lark is a 15-cm-long bird, with a brown crown, rich rufous underparts, and a strong bill.

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