Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsGrasslandDomed nestSmall · 25 g

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 1 — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 2 — Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 3 — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 4 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 5 — Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 6 — Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 7 — Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 8 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 9 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota), photo 10 — Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain

About the Sabota Lark

The sabota lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitats of dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is generally sedentary but local movements occur in drier regions. The species name is derived from sebotha or sebothé, the Tswana generic name for a lark.

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Where the Sabota Lark lives

Regular range

South Africa Namibia Botswana Eswatini Zimbabwe Mozambique Angola

When to see the Sabota Lark

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

Easily confused with

Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesThe fawn-coloured lark or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescensThe Karoo lark or red-backed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaThe pink-breasted lark or pink-breasted bushlark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae.

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