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Rufous-rumped Lark

Pinarocorys erythropygia

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestSmall · 30 g
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 1
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 2
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Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 3
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 4
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 5
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 6
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 7
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 8
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 9
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia), photo 10
Photo: Zac Peterson · CC BY 4.0

About the Rufous-rumped Lark

The rufous-rumped lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western and central Africa from Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone to eastern Sudan, South Sudan and north-western Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Ghana Nigeria Benin Central African Republic Côte d’Ivoire Cameroon Congo - Kinshasa

Recorded as a rare visitor in Niger, Sudan.

When to see it

Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans) Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansThe dusky lark, also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory lark in the family Alaudidae.

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