Sabota lark

Short description: Species of bird

Sabota lark

File:Calendulauda sabota sabota, roep 19s, 2022-09-24 16h21, Dinokeng, a.mp3
C. s. suffusca in the Kruger NP and
the call of C. s. sabota at Dinokeng GR

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Alaudidae
Genus:  | Calendulauda
Species:  |

C. sabota

Binomial name
Calendulauda sabota

(Smith, 1836)

Subspecies

See text

range
Synonyms

* Mirafra sabota

The sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitats of dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy and systematics
* 1.1 Subspecies
* 2 Gallery
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, the Sabota lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.[2] Not all authorities have followed this re-classification.[3] Two distinctive taxa of this species are respectively known as the large-billed Sabota lark and small-billed Sabota lark. The large-billed subspecies are found in the dry to arid west and south of its range, while the small-billed subspecies are native to mesic woodlands of the north and east.

### Subspecies

Nine subspecies are recognized:[4]

* Congo Sabota lark C. s. plebeja (Cabanis, 1875) — Originally described as a separate species in the genus Alauda. Found on the Cabinda coast of north-western Angola
* Benguella Sabota lark C. s. ansorgei (Sclater, WL, 1926) — Found in western Angola
* Bradfield's lark C. s. naevia (Strickland, 1853) — Formerly, some authorities considered it to be a separate species in Calendulauda or Mirafra. Found in north-western Namibia. It has a larger bill than the other subspecies of C. sabota.[1] Several other terms have been used to name this subspecies including Damaraland Sabota lark, large-billed lark (not to be confused with another species of the same name, Galerida magnirostris) and Somali fawn-coloured lark.[5] The common name commemorates South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield.
* Ovampo Sabota lark C. s. waibeli (Grote, 1922) — Found in northern Namibia and northern Botswana
* C. s. herero (Roberts, 1936) — Found in southern and eastern Namibia, north-western South Africa. Confusingly, this subspecies is also sometimes referred to as Bradfield's lark.
* C. s. sabota (Smith, 1836) — Found in eastern Botswana, central Zimbabwe and north-eastern South Africa
* C. s. sabotoides (Roberts, 1932) — Found in central and southern Botswana, western Zimbabwe and northern South Africa
* C. s. suffusca (Clancey, 1958) — Found in south-eastern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa
* C. s. bradfieldi (Roberts, 1928) — Found in central South Africa

## Gallery

* C. s. herero in Etosha National Park, Namibia
(large-billed)

* C. s. bradfieldi near Ritchie, N. Cape
(large-billed)

* C. s. sabotoides at Mapungubwe, Limpopo
(small-billed)

* cf. C. s. waibeli, in Etosha National Park, Namibia
(small-billed)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Calendulauda sabota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22717127A94521681. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717127A94521681.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717127/94521681. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/taxonomy-version-2/.
3. ↑ "Calendulauda sabota - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=516A194976B45CE3.
4. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.
5. ↑ "Calendulauda naevia - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=E6977C8C&sec=summary&ssver=1.

## External links

* Species factsheet \- BirdLife International
* Species text \- The Atlas of Southern African Birds

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