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Red-winged Lark
Corypha hypermetra (Reichenow, 1879)
Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
Red-winged Lark has been recorded at 34 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionKenya172 records
- Tsavo East NPKenya134 records
- Buffalo Springs NRKenya94 records
More places
- Meru NPKenya85 records
- Samburu NRKenya70 records
- Awash NPEthiopia55 records
- Tsavo West NPKenya53 records
- Awash NP – southern sectionEthiopia41 records
- Lewa Wildlife ConservancyKenya38 records
- Shaba NRKenya34 records
Countries and regions with the most records
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 Red-winged Lark live?
Its breeding range: Africa: east-central. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
What family is the Red-winged Lark in?
It belongs to the family Larks (Alaudidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
Range
Africa: east-central
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Larks Alaudidae
- Genus
- Corypha
Other birds in the genus Corypha
Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiata
Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolata
Kidepo LarkCorypha kidepoensis
Highland LarkCorypha kurrae
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
Plains LarkCorypha kabalii
Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescens
Russet LarkCorypha sharpii
Somali LarkCorypha somalica
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