Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kortkloulewerik |
| Catalan | alosa d'ungles curtes |
| Dutch | Botswanaleeuwerik |
| English | Short-clawed Lark |
| English (United States) | Short-clawed Lark |
| French | Alouette à ongles courts |
| French (France) | Alouette à ongles courts |
| German | Akazien-Langschnabellerche |
| Japanese | コウゲンヤブヒバリ |
| Norwegian | kortklolerke |
| Polish | szponiak krótkoszpony |
| Russian | Короткокоготный жаворонок |
| Serbian | Bocvanska ševa |
| Slovak | škovránok pasienkový |
| Spanish | Alondra Chuana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alondra chuana |
| Swedish | kortklolärka |
| Turkish | Kısa Parmaklı Toygar |
| Ukrainian | Жайворонок ботсванійський |
Revision Notes
This account is part of the 8th edition of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. This project is a joint collaboration between the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. G. Derek Engelbrecht revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Vocalizations section. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map. Leo Gilman copy edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Shawn M. Billerman and Paul G. Rodewald reviewed the account.
Certhilauda chuana (Smith, 1836)
Definitions
- CERTHILAUDA
- chuana
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published February 23, 2023
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ms. Janine Dunlop, the librarian at the Niven Library of the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, is thanked for her assistance in sourcing some of the literature used in this account. Chris Brewster and Marc Herremans for kindly sharing information about the western population in Botswana. My late friend, Joe Grosel, is thanked for convincing me to study this species and for the many years we spent together looking for and observing Short-clawed Larks.
