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Short-clawed lark

Certhilauda chuana (A. Smith, 1836)

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The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana) is a species in the family Alaudidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 44.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana)
Photo: J G Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the short-clawed lark

Weight
44.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the short-clawed lark live?

Not recorded

What is the short-clawed lark?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana) or short-clawed bush-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Botswana and South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

From the Wikipedia article “Short-clawed lark” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Short-clawed_lark&oldid=1380715783), 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 short-clawed lark endangered?

The short-clawed 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 short-clawed lark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyAlaudidae
  6. genusCerthilauda
  7. SpeciesCerthilauda chuana (A. Smith, 1836)

Synonyms Alauda breviunguis, Alauda chuana, Certhilauda breviunguis, Mirafra chuana, Mirafra chuana chuana

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • SCLAEnglish
  • Shortclawed larkEnglish
  • KortkloulewerikAfrikaans
  • alosa d'ungles curtesCatalan
  • skřivan savanovýCzech
  • ehedydd byrewinWelsh
  • ChuanalærkeDanish
  • BetschuanenlercheGerman
  • Akazien-LangschnabellercheGerman
  • Betschuana-LercheGerman
  • kurtkrifa alaŭdoEsperanto
  • Alondra chuanaSpanish
  • Alondra de Garras CortasSpanish
  • transvaalinkiuruFinnish
  • Sirli à ongles courtsFrench
  • Alouette à ongles courtsFrench
  • Allodola unghiacortaItalian
  • コウゲンヤブヒバリJapanese
  • trumpanagis ilgasnapis vieversysLithuanian
  • BotswanaleeuwerikDutch
  • kortklolerkeNorwegian
  • szponiak krótkoszponyPolish
  • cotovia-d'unha-curtaPortuguese
  • cotovia-d'unhas-curtasPortuguese
  • cotovia-de-unhas-curtasPortuguese
  • Короткокоготный жаворонокRussian
  • Короткокоготный кустарниковый жаворонокRussian
  • škovránok pasienkovýSlovak
  • Bocvanska ševaSerbian
  • kortklolärkaSwedish
  • Kısa Parmaklı ToygarTurkish
  • жайворонок ботсванійськийUkrainian
  • 短爪歌百灵Chinese
  • 短爪歌百靈Chinese
  • 短趾歌百靈Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the short-clawed lark

Other species in the same genus Certhilauda.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the short-clawed lark?

An adult short-clawed lark weighs 44.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the short-clawed lark endangered?

The short-clawed 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 short-clawed lark?

The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana) belongs to the family Alaudidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-clawed-lark

MLA

“Short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-clawed-lark.

BibTeX
@misc{short_clawed_lark_2026,
  title = {Short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/short-clawed-lark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}