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Spike-heeled Lark

Chersomanes albofasciata

Not EvaluatedUncommonInvertebratesGrasslandCup nestSmall · 25 g
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 1
Photo: Diego Rubolini · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 2
Photo: Diego Rubolini · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 3
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 4
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 7
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 8
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 9
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0
Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata), photo 10
Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

About the Spike-heeled Lark

The spike-heeled lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
South Africa Namibia Botswana Angola Lesotho

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Beesley's Lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiBeesley’s Larks show some slender, decurved bills, and can be identified by their whitish napes, general structure and size, but also by their vocalizations and behavior.

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