bird · Passeriformes · Alaudidae

Karoo Lark

Calendulauda albescens (Lafresnaye, 1839) — also called KALA, Karroo Lark. Occurrence records of the Karoo Lark are shared on GBIF from around 19 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all West Coast Fossil Park (206 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlaudidae

19reserves with records

647records around them

2provinces

LCIUCN category

Karoo Lark (Calendulauda albescens) — Photo: Andrew Smith · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	206
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	112
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	91
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	48
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	46
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	43
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	40
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	15
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	4
Namaqua National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	3
Namaqua National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	NC Northern Cape	3
SAS Saldanha Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 15 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Scientific name: Calendulauda albescens
GBIF taxon: 7340931
Wikidata: Q27075410

More of the Alaudidae family

Sabota Lark Rufous-naped Lark Red-capped Lark Large-billed Lark Spike-heeled Lark Fawn-colored Lark Karoo Long-billed Lark Cape Long-billed Lark Eastern Clapper Lark Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Cape Clapper Lark Eastern Long-billed Lark

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.