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title: "Spike-heeled Lark"
description: "Chersomanes albofasciata — Birds. The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spike-heeled-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spike-heeled Lark

> Chersomanes albofasciata — Birds. The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

- Scientific name: *Chersomanes albofasciata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 836
- Wikidata: [Q63671](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63671)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204483](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204483)

## Names

- en: Spike-heeled Lark
- de: Zirplerche
- es: Alondra Espolada
- fr: Alouette éperonnée
- nl: Sjirpleeuwerik
- pt: Cotovia-esporada
- pl: Chersomanes

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (646), NA (129), BW (11)

## Summary

The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. 
It is found in southern Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike-heeled_lark

## Photo

![Spike-heeled Lark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spike-heeled-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102917223

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spike-heeled-lark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).