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Dune Lark
Calendulauda erythrochlamys (Strickland, 1853)
Alaudidae — Larks
Dune Lark, Calendulauda erythrochlamys, is a lark of the family Alaudidae found in west-central and south-west Namibia and north-west South Africa. It is the only bird endemic to Namibia and is adapted to life in the Namib Desert, one of the world’s driest areas. Its breeding range lies in Africa across west-central and south-west Namibia and north-west South Africa. The species was first described in 1853 by Strickland. It belongs to the genus Calendulauda, one of eight larks placed there.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae — Larks
- Breeding range
- Africa: wc, sw Namibia and nw South Africa
