Larks (Alaudidae)
Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia) - HBW 9, p. 563
French: Alouette à queue rousse
German: Rotbürzellerche
Spanish: Alondra Colirrufa
Other common names: Rufous-rumped Bushlark, Red-tailed Lark
Taxonomy: Alauda erythropygia Strickland, 1852, Kordofan, Sudan.
Often placed in genus Mirafra, but distinctive in terms of structure, plumage (including slight sexual dimorphism) and migratory behaviour; no genetic material has been sequenced. Forms a superspecies with P. nigricans, and sometimes considered conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds in savannas from N Ivory Coast E to S Sudan and N Uganda; migrates N & NW to Sahel and arid savanna from Sierra Leone E to N Niger, N Chad and NC Sudan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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close up of bird on ground and dust bathing Locality Mole National Park, Northern Region, Ghana (Monotypic species)
mark sutton 7 December 2010 2 years ago 35 sec 2.5
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This individual was sighted on a Tropical Birding customized tour to Ghana in March 2011. It preferred a very characteristic, bu
Locality Mole National Park, Northern Region, Ghana
Christian Boix Hinzen 9 April 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Same individual as before but this one is drooping its wings to shed off some heat...and hot it was!! Christian Boix/Tropical Bi
Locality Mole National Park, Northern Region, Ghana
Christian Boix Hinzen 9 April 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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