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Fawn-coloured lark

species of bird

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Source revisionFeb 2, 2026
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The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, the fawn-coloured lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.

Subspecies

Eight subspecies are recognised:

C. a. intercedens (Reichenow, 1895) – east, south Ethiopia and west Somalia to east Uganda, Kenya and north Tanzania

C. a. alopex (Sharpe, 1890) – extreme east Ethiopia and north Somalia

C. a. trapnelli (White, CMN, 1943) – southeast Angola and southwest Zambia

C. a. harei (Roberts, 1917) – central Namibia to southwest Botswana and northwest South Africa

C. a. makarikari (Roberts, 1932) – southwest Angola and north Namibia to west Zambia and north, central Botswana

C. a. sarwensis (Roberts, 1932) – west Botswana, east Namibia and central north South Africa

C. a.

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