Calendulauda albescens

Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Alaudidae/Calendulauda

At a glance

Occurrence records9 684

Data sources6

Biological traits26

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Calendulauda albescens's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation8 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 684 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources26 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF9 684 records

01Narrative

The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark. The Karoo lark (Calendulauda albescens) or red-backed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth4.5 mm

Beak length (culmen)18.1 mm

Beak length (nares)10.8 mm

Beak width3.8 mm

Body mass30.52 g

Body mass (female)25 g

Body mass (male)32.6 g

Hand-wing index17.6

Kipp's distance15.2 mm

Secondary length71.1 mm

Tail length60 mm

Tarsus length24.1 mm

Wing length86.2 mm

Life cycle & reproduction1

Egg mass2.53 g

Diet & foraging8

Fruit10 %

Ground70 %

Invertebrate60 %

Plant other10 %

Seed20 %

Trophic levelomnivore

Trophic nicheInvertivore

Understory30 %

Habitat & environment4

HabitatDesert

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleTerrestrial

Range size283 793 km²

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type9 684 records

Wild obs. + sensor9 671

Museum / vouchered13

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO8 576 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 207≤1 km 63≤10 km 15>10 km 5

290 georeferenced · 9 381 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor9 671

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 13 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence13

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
South Kensington, GB	10
NHMOlocation not on record	3

2 institutions · 13 of 13 vouchered records shown

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction1

Diet & foraging8

Habitat & environment4

Record type9 684 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions1 of 2 geolocated

Record type9 684 records