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Cape clapper lark, the Glossary

Index Cape clapper lark

The Cape clapper lark (Mirafra apiata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Alauda, Aurora, South Africa, Bird, Eastern clapper lark, Flappet lark, Fynbos, Karoo, Knysna, Lark, Louis Pierre Vieillot, Passerine, Subspecies, Western Cape.

  2. Mirafra

Alauda

Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands.

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Aurora, South Africa

Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa situated 43 kilometres north-west of Piketberg and 29km south of Redelinghuys.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Eastern clapper lark

The eastern clapper lark (Mirafra fasciolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. Cape clapper lark and eastern clapper lark are birds of Southern Africa and Mirafra.

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Flappet lark

The flappet lark (Mirafra rufocinnamomea) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae, widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa. Cape clapper lark and flappet lark are Mirafra.

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Fynbos

Fynbos is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.

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Karoo

The Karoo (from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ǃ’Aukarob "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa.

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Knysna

Knysna is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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Lark

Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

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Louis Pierre Vieillot

Louis Pierre Vieillot (10 May 1748, Yvetot – 24 August 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen) was a French ornithologist.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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See also

Mirafra

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_clapper_lark

Also known as Agulhas Clapper Lark, Alauda apiata, Cape Clapper-Lark, Mirafra apiata, Mirafra batesi, Mirafra hewitti, Mirafra marjoriae.