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Red-capped lark

Calandrella cinerea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.5 g to 23.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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

Quick facts about the red-capped lark

Weight
21.5 g – 23.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-capped lark live?

Not recorded

What is the red-capped lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) is a small passerine bird that breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-capped lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-capped_lark&oldid=1369825196), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red-capped lark endangered?

The red-capped lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the red-capped lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusCalandrella
  7. SpeciesCalandrella cinerea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Alauda cinerea, Calandrella brachydactyla cinerea

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • RCLAEnglish
  • RooikoplewerikAfrikaans
  • Малка чучулигаBulgarian
  • terrerola de casquetCatalan
  • skřivánek rudotemennýCzech
  • ehedydd corungochWelsh
  • Rødisset LærkeDanish
  • RotkappenlercheGerman
  • RotscheitellercheGerman
  • ΜικρογαλιάντραGreek
  • ruĝaĉapa alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Terrera capirotadaSpanish
  • punapea-väikelõokeEstonian
  • چکاوک سرسرخPersian
  • punalakkikiuruFinnish
  • Alouette cendrilleFrench
  • Fuiseog cheanndeargIrish
  • Calandrella capirossaItalian
  • ヒメコウテンシJapanese
  • アフリカヒメコウテンシJapanese
  • Кіші бозторғайKazakh
  • mažasis trumpapirštis vieversysLithuanian
  • rudgalvas cīrulisLatvian
  • RoodkapleeuwerikDutch
  • rustdverglerkeNorwegian
  • skowrończyk rdzawołbistyPolish
  • Cotovia-de-barrete-vermelhoPortuguese
  • calhandrinha-de-barrete-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красноголовый жаворонокRussian
  • Африканский малый жаворонокRussian
  • Обыкновенный малый жаворонокRussian
  • škovránka čiapočkatáSlovak
  • Crvenokapa ševaSerbian
  • rödkronad lärkaSwedish
  • Kızıl Tepeli Bozkır ToygarıTurkish
  • жайворонок малийUkrainian
  • Sơn ca mũ đỏVietnamese
  • 短趾百靈Chinese
  • 红顶短趾百灵Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-capped lark

Other species in the same genus Calandrella.

LC, Least Concern

Blanford's lark

Calandrella blanfordi

AlaudidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-capped lark?

An adult red-capped lark weighs 21.5 g – 23.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-capped lark endangered?

The red-capped lark is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the red-capped lark?

The red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_capped_lark_2026,
  title = {Red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-capped-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}