Red lark
In Northern Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Calendulauda
Species:	C. burra
Binomial name
Calendulauda burra (Bangs, 1930)
IUCN distribution of the Red lark   Extant (resident)
Synonyms
Ammomanes burra Ammomanes burrus Certhilauda burra Certhilauda erythroclamys Certhilauda harei Mirafra burra

The red lark (Calendulauda burra), also known as the ferruginous lark or ferruginous sand-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

Originally, the red lark was classified as belonging to the genus Ammomanes, then later by Mirafra and Certhilauda, until moved to Calendulauda in 2009.^[2] Not all authorities recognise each of these re-classifications.^[3]