NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red Lark
Calendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
A Red Lark near Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The red lark (Calendulauda burra), also known as the ferruginous lark or ferruginous sand-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and climate change.
Wikipedia contributors, Red lark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T01:40:46.614021+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Calendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Bangs, 1930)
- Common name
- Red Lark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Genus
- Calendulauda
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825
- genusCalendulauda Blyth, 1855
- speciesCalendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Calendulauda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides (A. Smith, 1836) | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839) | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879) | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Certhilauda burra (Bangs, 1930) (Bangs, 1930) | synonym |
| Mirafra burra (Bangs, 1930) (Bangs, 1930) | synonym |
| Ammomanes ferruginea (A. Smith, 1839) (A. Smith, 1839) | synonym |
| Alauda ferruginea A. Smith, 1839 A. Smith, 1839 | synonym |
| Ammomanes burra Bangs, 1930 Bangs, 1930 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916554 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:PJFF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.