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title: "Rufous-naped Lark"
description: "Corypha africana — Vogels. The rufous-naped lark (Corypha africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-naped-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Rufous-naped Lark

> Corypha africana — Vogels. The rufous-naped lark (Corypha africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics.

- Scientific name: *Corypha africana*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `farm` (Boerderij), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2333
- iNaturalist taxon: [1572860](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1572860)

## Names

- en: Rufous-naped Lark
- de: Rotnackenlerche
- es: Alondra Nuquirrufa
- fr: Alouette à nuque rousse

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1271), TZ (319), KE (238), UG (89), BW (72), NA (60), ZW (51), RW (9), ZM (9), AO (6), MZ (6), SZ (3)

## Summary

The rufous-naped lark (Corypha africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by a bold and often repeated wing-fluttering display from a prominent perch, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase. This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species. They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest, but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually…

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

## Photo

![Rufous-naped Lark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-naped-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/348960372

## Machine access

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