Red lark

Red lark
	In Northern Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Calendulauda
Species:	C. burra
Binomial name
	Calendulauda burra; (Bangs, 1830)
Synonyms
	Certhilauda burra

The red lark (Calendulauda burra^[2]), also known as the ferruginous lark, is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in 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.

References

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^ Note: the name "burra" comes from the Sindhi name "Boro" for Lanius vittatus. At the time of its naming, J. E. Gray was with the wildlife art collections of Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1755-1835), who was an inveterate collector of natural history drawings in India. Hardwicke was involved in the second Rohilla War (1797-1803) in Afghanistan. It is possible that this word was taken from something written on the original drawings. Lanius burra Gray, 1834. Pittie, Aasheesh (2004). "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Buceros. 9 (2). Retrieved 25 May 2015.

External links

Red lark - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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[ap-2] Note: the name "burra" comes from the Sindhi name "Boro" for Lanius vittatus. At the time of its naming, J. E. Gray was with the wildlife art collections of Major-General Thomas Hardwicke (1755-1835), who was an inveterate collector of natural history drawings in India. Hardwicke was involved in the second Rohilla War (1797-1803) in Afghanistan. It is possible that this word was taken from something written on the original drawings. Lanius burra Gray, 1834. Pittie, Aasheesh (2004). "A dictionary of scientific bird names originating from the Indian region". Buceros. 9 (2). Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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