Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Genus
- Chersomanes
- eBird Code
- sphlar1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (10)
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Chersomanes albofasciata albofasciata
southeastern Botswana and central South Africa
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Chersomanes albofasciata alticola
northeastern South Africa
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Chersomanes albofasciata arenaria
southern Namibia and northwestern South Africa (Northern Cape)
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Chersomanes albofasciata barlowi
eastern Botswana
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Chersomanes albofasciata boweni
northwestern Namibia (Cunene to Swakopmund, Usakos, and Karibib)
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Chersomanes albofasciata erikssoni
northern Namibia (Ovamboland and Outjo)
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Chersomanes albofasciata garrula
western South Africa (Western Cape)
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Chersomanes albofasciata kalahariae
western and southern Botswana and north-central South Africa (North West)
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Chersomanes albofasciata macdonaldi
southern South Africa (southern and eastern Karoo)
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Chersomanes albofasciata obscurata
southwestern, central, and eastern Angola
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.