---
title: "Savanneleeuwerik"
description: "Calendulauda africanoides — Vogels. The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/fawn-colored-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Savanneleeuwerik

> Calendulauda africanoides — Vogels. The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.

- Scientific name: *Calendulauda africanoides*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 692
- Wikidata: [Q27075408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075408)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144765](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144765)

## Names

- en: Fawn-colored Lark
- de: Steppenlerche
- es: Alondra Leonada
- fr: Alouette fauve
- it: Allodola fulva
- nl: Savanneleeuwerik
- pt: Cotovia-cor-d'areia
- pl: Afroskowronek białobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (264), KE (90), BW (81), NA (70), TZ (46), ET (19), ZW (5)

## Summary

The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa.

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

## Photo

![Savanneleeuwerik](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fawn-colored-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19493081

## Machine access

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