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  • Synonyms Redcapped Lark, Short-toed Lark, Rufous Short-toed Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark
  • Old latin name for bird Alauda cinerea

Red-capped Larkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Display flight, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Display flight, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, subsong, © Ehren Eksteen
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call and song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, contact call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Song, © Rob van Bemmelen
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Display flight, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 11.
    Display flight, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 12.
    Display flight, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Red-capped Lark

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, e, s

Red-capped Lark subspecies (5)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Calandrella cinerea cinereas, c Namibia, s Botswana, Zimbabwe and s Africa-No
Calandrella cinerea rufipectac Nigeria (Jos Plateau)-No
Calandrella cinerea saturatiorUganda and w Kenya s to Angola, ne Namibia, n Botswana and Zambia-No
Calandrella cinerea spleniatawc Angola to wc Namibia-No
Calandrella cinerea williamsic Kenya-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooikoplewerik
AlbanianDrenja e përhimtë
Arabicالقبرة قصيرة الاصبع
ArmenianՓոքր Արտույտ
AzerbaijaniKiçik torağay, kiçik turağayça
BasqueTxoriandre arrunta
BelarusianМалы жаўрук, Жаваранак малы
BretonAr c'hodioac'h-tevenn
BulgarianКъсопръста чучулига, Малка чучулига
CatalanTerrerola vulgar, terrerola de casquet
Chinese红顶短趾百灵, 大短趾百灵, 短趾沙百灵, [da duan-zhi bai-ling], 短趾百灵, [duan-zhi sha bai-ling], [duan-zhi bai-ling]
Chinese (Traditional)短趾百靈, 短趾沙百靈
CroatianŠeva čevrljužica, Kratkoprsta ševa, Mala Ševa, crvenokapa ševa
Czechskřivánek rudotemenný, Skrivánek Gmelinuv
DanishRødisset Lærke, Korttået Lærke
DutchRoodkapleeuwerik, Roodkruinleeuwerik, Kortteenleeuwerik
EsperantoRuĝverta alaŭdo, Mallongfingra alaŭdo, Ruĝkrona alaŭdo
Estonianpunapea-väikelõoke, Välja-väikelõoke
FaroeseEyrlerkur
FinnishLyhytvarvaskiuru, punalakkikiuru
FrenchAlouette calandrelle à tête rousse, Alouette calendrelle à tête rousse, Alouette pispolette, Alouette calandrelle, Alouette cendrille, Alouette calandre, Alouette grosse
FrisianReadkrúnljurk
GalicianCalandriña, Calandriña de barrete vermello
Georgianპატარა ტოროლა
GermanKurzzehen-Lerche, Rotkappenlerche, Rotkappen-Lerche, Erlanger-Lerche, Rotscheitellerche, Kurzzehenlerche
GreekΜικρογαλιάντρα
Hebrewעפרונן קצר־אצבעות, עפרונן קצר-אצבעות, עפרונן קצר עצבאות
HungarianSziki pacsirta
IcelandicSandlævirki
IrishFuiseog Ladharghearr, Fuiseog cheanndearg
ItalianCalandrella capirossa, Calandrella
Japaneseヒメコウテンシ, アフリカヒメコウテンシ
KazakhКіші бозторғай
Korean쇠종다리
Latvianrudgalvas cīrulis, Blāvais sīkcīrulis
Lithuanianmažasis trumpapirštis vieversys, Rudakuodis vieversys
MacedonianКраткоопашеста (Мала) чучулига
MalteseBilbla
MongolianБялзуумар
Northern SamiRukseskruvdnaleivvoš
Norwegianrustdverglerke, Dveglerke, Dverglerke
Norwegian NynorskRustdverglerke
Polishskowrończyk rdzawołbisty, skowronczyk rdzawolbisty, Skowrończyk krótkopalcowy
Portuguesecalhandrinha-de-barrete-vermelho, Cotovia-de-barrete-vermelho, Calhandrinha-comum, Calhandrinha de barrete vermelho
RomanshLodola detta curta
RussianЖаворонок малый, Короткопалый жаворонок, Короткопалый жаворонок - Малый жав..., Малый жаворонок, Африканский малый жаворонок, Красноголовый жаворонок, Обыкновенный малый жаворонок
SerbianCrvenokapa ševa, kratkoprsta ševa, Краткопрста шева
SlovakÉkovránok červenotemenný, škovránka čiapočkatá
SlovenianSivi kratkoprsti škrjanček, Kratkoprsti škrjanček
SpanishTerrera capirotada, Terrera Común
SwahiliKipozamataza Kibenzi-chekundu
SwedishKorttålärka, rödkronad lärka
TurkishKızıl-tepeli Toygar, kızıl tepeli toygar, Bozkır toygarı, Kızıl Tepeli Bozkır Toygarı
UkrainianМалий жайворонок, Жайворонок малий , жайворонок малий
WelshEhedydd llwyd, Ehedydd coruncoch
XhosaIntibane
ZuluumNtoli