Superfamily: Passeroidea

Family: Alaudidae

Genus: Mirafra

M. c. marginata
English: Galla Singing Lark, Masai Singing Lark
Alternative: M. c. candida, M. c. schillingsi, M. c. meruensis
M. c. chadensis
English: Chad Singing Lark

Mirafra cheniana Melodious Lark
English: Latakoo Lark, Southern Singing Bush-Lark
Audio Recording: G0492

Mirafra albicauda White-tailed Bush-Lark
English: White-tailed Lark, Northern White-tailed Bush-Lark
Audio Recording: C08-89

Mirafra cordofanica Kordofan Lark
English: Kordofan Bush-Lark
Audio Recording: C08-88B

Mirafra williamsi Williams's Lark

Mirafra pulpa Friedmann's Lark
Alternative: M. cantilians marginata

Mirafra somalica Somali Lark
English: Somali Long-billed Lark, Somali Red Lark

M. s. somalica
M. s. rochei

Mirafra ashi Ash's Lark

Mirafra hypermetra Red-winged Bush-Lark
English: Red-winged Lark, Galla Red-winged Lark

M. h. hypermetra
M. h. gallarum
English: Galla Red-winged Lark
M. h. kidepoensis
M. h. kathangorensis

Mirafra africana Rufous-naped Lark
Alternative: Mirafra sharpei, M. fasciolata
Audio Recording: G0494

M. a. africana
Alternative: M. a. rostrata
Audio Recording: C08-90
M. a. transvaalensis
English: Transvaal Rufous-naped Lark
Alternative: M. a. zuluensis
M. a. grisescens
English: Matabele Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. ghansiensis
Alternative: M. a. ngamiensis
M. a. pallida
English: Damara Rufous-naped Lark
Alternative: M. a. okahandjae
M. a. occidentalis
English: Gabon Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. chapini
M. a. gomesi
M. a. kaballii
M. a. malbranti
Alternative: M. fasciolata
Audio Recording: C08-91
M. a. nigrescens
English: Ukinga Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. isolata
M. a. nyikae
M. a. tropicalis
English: Uganda Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. ruwenzoria
English: Rwenzori Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. athi
English: Athi Rufous-naped Lark, Kikuyu Rufous-naped Lark
Alternative: M. a. dohertyi
M. a. harterti
English: Ukamba Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. kurrae
English: Darfur Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. stresemanni
English: Cameroon Rufous-naped Lark
M. a. bamendae
M. a. batesi
M. a. henrici
M. a. sharpei
Alternative: Mirafra sharpei
English: Somali Rufous-naped Lark, Somali Lark, Red Somali Lark

Mirafra angolensis Angola Lark
Audio Recording: C08-92

M. a. angolensis
M. a. antonii
Alternative: M. a. minyanyae
M. a. marungensis

Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
Alternative: M. fischeri
English: Cinnamon Bush-Lark
Audio Recordings: G0496, C08-93

M. r. buckleyi
English: West African Cinnamon Bush-Lark
M. r. serlei
M. r. tigrina
English: Ubangi Cinnamon Lark
Alternative: M. r. cranbrooki
M. r. furensis
English: Darfur Flappet Lark
M. r. sobatensis
English: Sobat Flappet Lark
M. r. rufocinnamomea
English: Cinnamon Bush-Lark
M. r. omoensis
English: Abyssinian Flappet Lark
Alternative: M. r. degeni
M. r. torrida
M. r. kawirondensis
English: Rwenzori Flappet Lark
M. r. fischeri
English: Nyasaland Flappet Lark
Alternative: M. r. zombae, M. r. rostrata
M. r. schoutedeni
Alternative: M. r. angolensis
M. r. lwenarum
M. r. smithersi
M. r. mababiensis
M. r. pintoi

Mirafra apiata Clapper Lark
Alternative: M. batesi, M. hewitti, M. damarensis
Audio Recording: G0495

M. a. apiata
English: Cape Clapper Lark
Alternative: M. a. algoensis, M. a. adendorfii, M. a. rufipilea
M. a. marjoriae
English: Agulhas Clapper Lark
M. a. hewitti
English: Eastern Clapper Lark, Hewitt's Clapper Lark
M. a. deserti
English: Desert Clapper Lark
M. a. reynoldsi
English: Damara Clapper Lark
Alternative: M. a. damarensis
M. a. nata
Alternative: M. a. kalaharica
M. a. jappi

Mirafra collaris Collared Lark

Mirafra africanoides Fawn-coloured Lark
Alternative: Mirafra alopex
Audio Recording: G0497

M. a. africanoides
Alternative: M. a. tsumebensis, M. a. quaesitae, M. a. transvaalensis, M. a. gobabisensis
M. a. austin-robertsi
M. a. harei
English: Damaraland Fawn-coloured Lark
Alternative: M. a. omaruru, M. a. isseli, M. a. rubidior
M. a. sarwensis
M. a. makarikari
Alternative: M. a. ovambensis
M. a. trapnelli
M. a. vincenti
Alternative: M. a. mossambiquensis
M. a. intercedens
English: Masai Fawn-coloured Lark, Naivasha Fawn-coloured Lark
Alternative: M. a. longonotensis
M. a. macdonaldi
M. a. alopex
Alternative: Mirafra alopex
English: Abyssinian Lark, Somali Fawn-coloured Lark

Mirafra rufa Rusty Bush-Lark
English: Rusty Lark

M. r. rufa
M. r. lynesi
M. r. nigriticola

Mirafra gilletti Gillett's Lark

M. g. gilletti
M. g. arorihensis

Mirafra poecilosterna Pink-breasted Lark
Alternative: M. p. poecilosterna, M. p. australoabyssinica, M. p. massaica, M. p. jacksoni

Mirafra degodiensis Degodi Lark

Mirafra sabota Sabota Lark
English: Small-billed Sabota Lark, Large-billed Sabota Lark
Audio Recording: G0498

M. s. sabota
M. s. waibeli
English: Ovampo Sabota Lark
Alternative: M. s. hoeschi, M. s. elfriedae, M. s. veseyfitzgeraldi
M. s. sabotoides
Alternative: M. s. fradei
M. s. suffusca
M. s. ansorgei
English: Benguella Sabota Lark
M. s. plebeja
English: Congo Sabota Lark
M. n. herero
English: Bradfield's Lark, Large-billed Sabota Lark
M. n. naevia
English: Damaraland Sabota Lark
Alternative: M. n. erongo, M. n. uis
M. n. bradfieldi

Genus: Pinarocorys

P. n. nigricans
P. n. occidentis

Genus: Heteromirafra

Genus: Certhilauda

C. c. benguelensis
C. s. kaokensis
English: Damaraland Long-billed Lark

Certhilauda subcoronata Karoo Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. curvirostris subcoronata
Audio Recording: G0498

C. s. subcoronata
C. s. gilli
C. s. damarensis
English: Damaraland Long-billed Lark

Certhilauda curvirostris Cape Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. curvirostris curvirostris
English: Long-billed Lark, Cape Lark

C. s. bradshawi
English: Gordonia Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. s. ausensis
C. b. falcirostris
Alternative: C. b. falciformis
C. c. curvirostris

Certhilauda brevirostris Agulhas Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. curvirostris brevirostris
English: Agulhas Lark
Audio Recording: G0498

Certhilauda semitorquata Eastern Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. curvirostris semitorquata
English: Kaffrarian Long-billed Lark
Audio Recording: G0498

C. s. semitorquata
Alternative: C. s. daviesi, C. s. algida
C. s. infelix
Alternative: C. s. transvaalensis
C. s. daviesi
C. s. algida
C. s. transvaalensis

Certhilauda chuana Short-clawed Lark
Alternative: C. breviunguis
Audio Recording: G0501

Certhilauda erythrochlamys Dune Lark
Alternative: C. albescens erythrochlamys
English: Red-backed Lark
Audio Recording: G0503

Certhilauda barlowi Barlow's Lark
Alternative: C. albescens barlowi
Audio Recording: C08-94

Certhilauda albescens Karoo Lark
Alternative: Mirafra nivosa
Audio Recording: G0502

C. a. albescens
C. a. codea
Alternative: C. a. saldanhae, C. a. patae
C. a. guttata
C. a. karruensis
Alternative: C. a. calvinensis
C. a. cavei

Certhilauda burra Red Lark
English: Ferruginous Lark
Alternative: C. erythroclamys, C. harei, C. b. burra, C. b. aridula
Audio Recording: G0504

Genus: Chersomanes

C. a. albofasciata
English: Rufous Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. a. griquensis, C. a. baddeleyi
C. a. garrula
Alternative: C. a. bushmanensis, C. a. calvinensis, C. a. meinerthageni, C. a. robertsi
C. a. macdonaldi
C. a. alticola
Alternative: C. a. bradfieldi, C. a. subpallida
C. a. arenaria
English: Damara Rufous Long-billed Lark
Alternative: C. a. barbiensis
C. a. kalahariae
Alternative: C. a. bathoeni, C. a. latimerae
C. a. erikssoni
English: Ovampo Rufous Long-billed Lark
C. a. barlowi
C. a. boweni
Alternative: C. a. namibensis
C. a. obscurata
English: Benguella Rufous Long-billed Lark
C. a. beesleyi

Genus: Eremopterix

E. l. melanocephala
English: Senegal Chestnut-backed Finch-Lark
Alternative: E. i. lacteidorsalis
E. l. leucotis
E. l. madaraszi
English: East African Chestnut-backed Finch-Lark
E. l. smithi
English: South African Chestnut-backed Finch-Lark
E. l. hoeschi

Eremopterix australis Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
English: Black-eared Finch-Lark
Audio Recording: G0517

Eremopterix verticalis Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
English: Grey-backed Finch-Lark
Audio Recording: G0516

E. v. verticalis
E. v. damarensis
E. v. khama
E. v. harti

Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
English: Fischer's Finch-Lark

Eremopterix signata Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
English: Chestnut-headed Finch-Lark

E. s. signata
E. s. harrisoni
Alternative: E. s. cavei

Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
English: Black-crowned Finch-Lark, White-fronted Finch-Lark
Audio Recording: C08-99

E. n. albifrons
English: Sudan White-fronted Finch-Lark
E. n. melanauchen
English: Somali White-fronted Finch-Lark
E. n. forbeswatsoni

Genus: Ammomanes

A. c. arenicolor
Alternative: A. c. pallens, A. c. regulus, A. c. kinneari
A. c. pallens

Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
English: Sand-Lark
Audio Recording: C03-41

A. d. geyri
English: Damergu Desert Lark
Alternative: A. d. janetti, A. d. bensoni
A. d. assabensis
English: Danakil Desert Lark
A. d. payni
Alternative: A. d. monodi
A. d. algeriensis
A. d. whitakeri
A. d. mya
English: Saharan Desert Lark
A. d. isabellina
English: Sinai Desert Lark
A. d. deserti
Alternative: A. d. borosi
A. d. kollmanspergeri
Alternative: A. d. mirei
A. d. erythrochrous
English: Khartoum Desert Lark
A. d. samharensis
English: Eritrea Desert Lark
A. d. akeleyi
English: Somali Desert Lark

Ammomanes grayi Gray's Lark
English: Gray's Sand-Lark, Gray's Desert Lark
Audio Recording: G0514

A. g. grayi
A. g. hoeschi

Genus: Alaemon

A. a. alaudipes
Alternative: A. a. meridionalis, A. a. omdurmanensis
A. a. desertorum

Alaemon hamertoni Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

A. h. hamertoni
A. h. altera
English: Warangeli Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
A. h. tertia
English: Burao Lesser Hoopoe-Lark

Genus: Ramphocoris

Genus: Melanocorypha

M. c. calandra
M. c. psammochroa

Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark
English: Eastern Calandra Lark, Calandra Lark
Audio Recording: G0513

M. b. bimaculata
M. b. rufescens

Genus: Calandrella

C. b. brachydactyla
English: Palestine Short-toed Lark
C. b. hermenensis
C. b. rubiginosa
C. b. longipennis
English: Eastern Short-toed Lark

Calandrella blanfordi Blanford's Lark
English: Blanford's Red-capped Lark
Audio Recordings: G0507, C08-96

C. c. blanfordi
Alternative: C. c. asmaraensis
C. c. daroodensis
C. e. erlangeri
English: Erlanger's Lark
Alternative: C. cinerea ruficeps, C. e. erlangeri, C. e. fuertesi

Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
Audio Recordings: G0507, C08-96

C. c. cinerea
Alternative: C. c. witputzi
C. c. anderssoni
English: Natal Red-capped Lark
C. c. spleniata
Alternative: C. c. niveni, C. c. ongumensis
C. c. millardi
C. c. saturatior
English: Nyasa Red-capped Lark
C. c. williamsi

Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark
Audio Recording: C03-43

C. r. minor
C. r. nicolli
C. r. heinei
C. r. rufecens
C. r. polatzeki

Calandrella somalica Rufous Short-toed Lark
Alternative: C. rufescens somalica
English: Somali Short-toed Lark

C. s. perconfusa
C. s. somalica
Alternative: C. s. vulpecula
C. s. megaensis
C. s. athensis
English: Athi Short-toed Lark, Kenya Short-toed Lark
Alternative: C. athensis, C. rufescens athensis

Genus: Spizocorys

S. c. conirostris
S. c. transiens
S. c. barlowi
S. c. damarensis
English: Damara Pink-billed Lark
S. c. crypta
S. c. makawai
S. c. harti

Spizocorys sclateri Sclater's Lark
English: Sclater's Short-toed Lark
Alternative: S. s. sclateri, S. s. capensis, S. s. theresae
Audio Recording: G0510

Spizocorys obbiensis Obbia Lark

Spizocorys personata Masked Lark

S. p. personata
S. p. yavelloensis
S. p. intensa
S. p. mcchesneyi

Spizocorys fringillaris Botha's Lark
Alternative: S. difficilis
Audio Recording: G0509

Genus: Eremalauda

E. d. dunni
Alternative: E. d. pallidior

Genus: Chersophilius

C. d. duponti
C. d. margaritae

Genus: Galerida

G. c. kleinschmidti
G. c. riggenbachi
G. c. carthaginis
G. c. randonii
G. c. macrorhyncha
G. c. arenicola
G. c. festae
G. c. brachyura
G. c. helenae
G. c. jordansi
G. c. nigricans
G. c. maculata
G. c. halfae
Alternative: G. c. zalingei
G. c. altirostris
English: Dongola Crested Lark
Alternative: G. c. nubica
G. c. somaliensis
English: Somali Crested Lark
G. c. balsaci
G. c. senegallensis
English: Senegal Crested Lark
G. c. alexanderi
English: Nigerian Crested Lark
Alternative: G. c. courtoti
G. c. isabellina
English: Sudan Crested Lark
Alternative: G. c. abyssinica
G. c. cristata

Galerida malabarica Thekla Lark
Alternative: G. theklae
English: Short-crested Lark
Audio Recording: C03-47

G. m. erlangeri
G. m. ruficolor
G. m. aguirrei
G. m. superflua
G. m. carolinae
G. m. deichleri
G. m. praetermissa
English: Abyssinian Thekla Lark
G. m. huei
G. m. huriensis
G. m. ellioti
English: Somali Thekla Lark
G. m. harrarensis
G. m. mallablensis

Galerida modesta Sun Lark
Audio Recording: C08-97

G. m. modesta
English: Nigerian Sun Lark
Alternative: G. m. giffardi
G. m. bucolica
English: Uele Sun Lark
G. m. strumpelli
English: Ngaundere Sun Lark
Alternative: G. m. saturata
G. m. nigrita
English: Fouta-Djallon Sun Lark

Galerida magnirostris Large-billed Lark
Alternative: G. crassirostris
English: Thick-billed Lark
Audio Recording: G0512

G. m. magnirostris
G. m. harei
English: Orange Free State Large-billed Lark
G. m. montivaga

Genus: Lullula

L. a. pallida
L. a. arborea

Genus: Alauda

A. a. harterti
A. a. arvensis
A. a. cantarella
A. a. sierrae

Genus: Pseudalaemon

P. f. fremantlii
English: Somali Short-tailed Lark
P. f. megaensis
P. f. delamerei
English: Kenya Short-tailed Lark

Genus: Eremophila

E. a. atlas
Alternative: E. a. elegans

Eremophila bilopha Temminck's Horned Lark
English: Temminck's Lark
Audio Recording: C0352