Flappet Lark (Amirafra rufocinnamomea)
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Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea (Salvadori, 1866)

Busiest months: February, July and November–December · Most records: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February, July and November–December · Most records: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya

Flappet Lark has been recorded at 221 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 24 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda310 records
  2. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana213 records
  3. Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda209 records
More places
  1. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya185 records
  2. Serengeti NPTanzania161 records
  3. Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda159 records
  4. Tarangire NPTanzania144 records
  5. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda132 records
  6. Lake Mburo NPUganda128 records
  7. Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania127 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaTanzaniaKenyaGhanaSouth AfricaZambiaMozambiqueRwanda

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 Flappet Lark live?

Its breeding range: Africa: widespread. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

When is the best time to see the Flappet Lark?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February, July, November and December (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Flappet Lark endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Flappet Lark as Least Concern.

What family is the Flappet Lark in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

Range

Africa: widespread

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Larks Alaudidae
Genus
Amirafra

Other birds in the genus Amirafra

Collared LarkCollared LarkAmirafra collarisAngola LarkAngola LarkAmirafra angolensisGreater Hoopoe-LarkGreater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipesLesser Hoopoe-LarkLesser Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon hamertoniBeesley's LarkBeesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiSpike-heeled LarkSpike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataGray's LarkGray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiShort-clawed LarkShort-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuanaKaroo Long-billed LarkKaroo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataEastern Long-billed LarkEastern Long-billed LarkCerthilauda semitorquata
Flappet Lark

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