Short-clawed lark

Short-clawed lark

1. C. chuana, 2. A. grayi
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Certhilauda
Species:	C. chuana
Binomial name
*Certhilauda chuana* (Smith, 1836)

Synonyms
Heterocorys breviunguis (Sund.)

The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.

It is found in Botswana and South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

The species lays clutches of two or three eggs (average clutch sizes in two studies 2.27-2.75 eggs). The incubation lasts for around 15 days, the longest of any African lark species. After fledging, chicks remain with their parents for 6–8 weeks. There is some variation in nesting strategies in the species, with the eastern population (in South Africa) having numerous broods per breeding season and the western population (in Botswana) breeding once per season.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Certhilauda chuana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Engelbrecht, Derek (2005) "Breeding biology of the eastern population of the Short-clawed Lark in South Africa" Ostrich - Journal of African Ornithology, 76 (3-4_ 154-161

Larks (Family: Alaudidae)

Genus	Species

Mirafra	Angolan lark • Ash's lark • Cape clapper lark • Eastern clapper lark • Collared lark • Flappet lark • Friedmann's lark • Gillett's lark (Degodi lark) • Kordofan lark • Melodious lark • Madagascan lark • Monotonous lark • Red-winged lark • Rufous-naped lark • Somali lark • White-tailed lark • Williams's lark • Rusty bush lark • Horsfield's bush lark • Burmese bush lark • Indian bush lark • Indochinese bush lark • Jerdon's bush lark • Bengal bush lark • Singing bush lark

Calendulauda	Foxy lark • Fawn-coloured lark • Pink-breasted lark • Sabota lark • Dune lark • Barlow's lark • Karoo lark • Red lark

Pinarocorys	Rufous-rumped lark • Dusky lark

Heteromirafra	Archer's lark • Sidamo lark • Rudd's lark

Certhilauda	Cape long-billed lark • Agulhas long-billed lark • Benguela long-billed lark • Eastern long-billed lark • Karoo long-billed lark • Short-clawed lark

Chersomanes	Spike-heeled lark • Beesley's lark

Eremopterix	Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark • Black-eared sparrow-lark • Grey-backed sparrow-lark • Fischer's sparrow-lark • Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark • Black-crowned sparrow-lark • Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark

Ammomanes	Bar-tailed lark • Rufous-tailed lark • Desert lark • Gray's lark

Alaemon	Greater hoopoe-lark • Lesser hoopoe-lark

Ramphocoris	Thick-billed lark

Melanocorypha	Calandra lark • Bimaculated lark • Tibetan lark • Mongolian lark • White-winged lark • Black lark

Calandrella	Greater short-toed lark • Blanford's lark • Erlanger's lark • Red-capped lark • Hume's short-toed lark • Lesser short-toed lark • Asian short-toed lark • Sand lark • Somali short-toed lark (Athi short-toed lark)

Spizocorys	Pink-billed lark • Sclater's lark • Obbia lark • Masked lark • Botha's lark

Eremalauda	Stark's lark • Dunn's lark

Chersophilus	Dupont's lark

Galerida	Crested lark • Thekla lark • Malabar lark • Maghreb lark • Sun lark • Sykes's lark • Large-billed lark

Pseudalaemon	Short-tailed lark

Lullula	Woodlark

Alauda	Eurasian skylark • Japanese skylark • Oriental skylark • Raso lark

Eremophila	Horned lark • Temminck's lark

84 extant species in 20 genera

External links

Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds

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