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Cape clapper lark
near Aurora, Western Cape
Conservation status
Cape clapper lark
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Mirafra
Species:
M. apiata
Binomial name
Mirafra apiata
(Vieillot, 1816)
Subspecies

See text

     resident range
Synonyms
  • Alauda apiata
  • Mirafra batesi
  • Mirafra damarensis
  • Mirafra hewitti

The Cape clapper lark (Mirafra apiata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of the display flight. The Cape clapper lark is a species of open grassland and savannah, also inhabiting karoo, fynbos and fallow agricultural land.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Mirafra apiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103765237A112872310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103765237A112872310.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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