Cape Clapper Lark (Corypha apiata)
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Cape Clapper Lark

Corypha apiata (Vieillot, 1816)

Busiest months: October · Most records: South Africa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Cape Clapper Lark has been recorded at 11 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. De Hoop Nature ReserveSouth Africa108 records
  2. Darling Hills/Groote Post RoadSouth Africa43 records
  3. West Coast NPSouth Africa20 records
More places
  1. Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good HopeSouth Africa9 records
  2. West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hideSouth Africa8 records
  3. Table Mt. NP – Cape Point SectionSouth Africa7 records
  4. Karoo NPSouth Africa5 records
  5. West Coast NP – Seeberg hideSouth Africa5 records
  6. Kliphoek Salt PansSouth Africa4 records
  7. West Coast NP – Geelbek hides vicinitySouth Africa2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Cape Clapper Lark live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southwestern Namibia and western, south-central South Africa. It is most often recorded in South Africa.

When is the best time to see the Cape Clapper Lark?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Cape Clapper Lark endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Cape Clapper Lark as Least Concern.

What family is the Cape Clapper Lark in?

It belongs to the family Larks (Alaudidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Africa: southwestern Namibia and western, south-central South Africa

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Larks Alaudidae
Genus
Corypha

Other birds in the genus Corypha

Eastern Clapper LarkEastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataKidepo LarkKidepo LarkCorypha kidepoensisRed-winged LarkRed-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraHighland LarkHighland LarkCorypha kurraeRufous-naped LarkRufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaSentinel LarkSentinel LarkCorypha athiPlains LarkPlains LarkCorypha kabaliiPlateau LarkPlateau LarkCorypha nigrescensRusset LarkRusset LarkCorypha sharpiiSomali LarkSomali LarkCorypha somalica
Cape Clapper Lark

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