Cape Clapper Lark
Corypha apiata(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Cape Clapper Lark
The Cape Clapper Lark (Corypha apiata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Corypha apiata
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cape Clapper Lark
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Corypha apiata apiata
- Corypha apiata marjoriae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda apiata
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Malmesbury district, Cape Province.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 1 p.342
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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