Pink-breasted Lark (Calendulauda poecilosterna)
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Pink-breasted Lark

Calendulauda poecilosterna (Reichenow, 1879)

25 gWeight

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Pink-breasted Lark has been recorded at 26 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Samburu NRKenya498 records
  2. Buffalo Springs NRKenya484 records
  3. Shaba NRKenya176 records
More places
  1. Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionKenya169 records
  2. Tsavo West NPKenya147 records
  3. Tsavo East NPKenya140 records
  4. Amboseli NPKenya115 records
  5. Buffalo Springs NR / Samburu NRKenya93 records
  6. Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeKenya72 records
  7. Tsavo West NP – Kilaguni LodgeKenya54 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaSomalia

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

How big is the Pink-breasted Lark?

The Pink-breasted Lark weighs around 25 g.

Where does the Pink-breasted Lark live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia through Kenya to southern Somalia, northeastern Tanzania and eastern Uganda. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia.

Is the Pink-breasted Lark endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Pink-breasted Lark as Least Concern.

What does the Pink-breasted Lark eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Pink-breasted Lark in?

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

At a glance

Weight
25 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
87 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southeastern South Sudan and southern Ethiopia through Kenya to southern Somalia, northeastern Tanzania and eastern Uganda

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Larks Alaudidae
Genus
Calendulauda

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Pink-breasted Lark

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