Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789) — also called RCLA. Occurrence records of the Red-capped Lark are shared on GBIF from around 50 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Addo Elephant National Park (532 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAlaudidae

50reserves with records

3 198records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea) — Photo: William Nortje · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	532
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	292
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	286
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	274
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	200
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	200
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	158
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	142
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	139
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	99
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	91
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	73
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	66
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	64
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	54
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	48
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	45
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	42
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	42
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	35
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	35
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	35
Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	26
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	19
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	15
Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Bronkies Angling and Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	10
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	9
Schoonspruit NatuurreservaatNature reserve	NW North West	8
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	7
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Entabeni Game ReserveGame reserve	LP Limpopo	7
Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	6
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	5
Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	4
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	3
HuskyRomi Wolf SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	FS Free State	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
Bon Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 30 reserves
Free State: 6 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 3 reserves
Northern Cape: 3 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
Eastern Cape: 2 reserves
North West: 1 reserve
Limpopo: 1 reserve
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Scientific name: Calandrella cinerea
GBIF taxon: 5230989
Wikidata: Q1591642

More of the Alaudidae family

Sabota Lark Rufous-naped Lark Large-billed Lark Spike-heeled Lark Karoo 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.