Rufous-naped Lark

Mirafra africana

The rufous-naped lark or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by a bold and often repeated wing-fluttering display from a prominent perch, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase. This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species. They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest, but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible.

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Recordings (37)

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ID↑↓	Recordist↑↓	Date▲	Country↑↓	Location↑↓	Type↑↓	Quality↑↓	Duration↑↓
XC58667	Charles Hesse	2009-11-17	Namibia	Namutoni	song	A	0:15
XC62299	Charles Hesse	2010-01-02	South Africa	Wakkerstroom	song	A	0:21
XC73305	James Bradley	2011-01-20	Kenya	Nyando Valley	song	A	0:09
XC74626	Claus Fischer	2011-03-22	Botswana	Selinda Reserve, near Linyanti Swamps	song	A	0:55
XC398133	Peter Boesman	2017-12-11	Malawi	Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP	song	A	0:33
XC398134	Peter Boesman	2017-12-11	Malawi	Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP	song	A	0:31
XC398132	Peter Boesman	2017-12-11	Malawi	Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP	song	A	0:16
XC509005	Peter Boesman	2019-09-25	Zambia	Minyanya plain, North-western province	song	A	1:51
XC509007	Peter Boesman	2019-09-25	Zambia	Minyanya plain, North-western province	song	B	1:22
XC509008	Peter Boesman	2019-09-25	Zambia	Minyanya plain, North-western province	song	B	1:29
XC509010	Peter Boesman	2019-09-25	Zambia	Minyanya plain, North-western province	song	A	1:07
XC516084	Frank Lambert	2019-10-28	South Africa	Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West	song	A	1:28
XC516083	Frank Lambert	2019-10-28	South Africa	Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West	song	A	0:29
XC516085	Frank Lambert	2019-10-28	South Africa	Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve (near Klerksdorp), Southern DC, North West	song	A	0:28
XC516145	Frank Lambert	2019-10-29	South Africa	Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo	song	A	0:30
XC516146	Frank Lambert	2019-10-30	South Africa	Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane, Limpopo	song	A	2:24
XC518655	Frank Lambert	2019-11-09	South Africa	Cape Vidal, Isimangaliso Wetland Park	song	B	1:05
XC775328	Oliver Fowler	2021-10-05	Kenya	Mara North Conservancy, Narok County	song	A	0:18
XC895355	Remco Hofland	2022-12-01	South Africa	Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality (near Dirkiesdorp), Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga	song	B	2:49
XC767570	isaac kilusu	2022-12-06	Tanzania	Seronera, Serengeti, Mara Region	song	A	0:34

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