Rudd's Lark

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Rudd's Lark is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Rudd's Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2005. Heteromirafra ruddi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Alaudidae-related article is a stub. More

* Rudd's Lark, Wakkerstroom, Pat Ayling A very shy bird that is extremely difficult to spot in the short grass Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Pat Ayling 30 November 2008 5 weeks ago 3.5 Sounds 1 recording * Flight calls. Several miles from Wakkerstroom. 9:56. More

rains) the hormones of the hitherto silent Rudd's Lark spur them on into starting the strange, somewhat guttural 'purple jeep' calls. November is the month when everything really hangs out in Wakkerstroom's birding world. Rudd's Lark, a somewhat cryptically coloured, inconspicuous bird which holds the unwelcome distinction of being one of South Africa's most threatened birds, suddenly becomes extremely conspicuous and easy to find. At this time the males indulge in fluttering display flights high above their chosen breeding territories. More

Rudd's lark could be prevented by protecting its breeding range in South Africa. Four species are classified as Vulnerable because of their restricted and unprotected ranges and small populations. The ferruginous or red lark (Certhilauda burra) breeds in the Cape Province only, where habitat fragmentation continues. Archer's lark (Heteromirafra archeri) is known only from two small areas in Somalia, where it was recorded last in 1955. More

Rudd's Lark The Rudd's Lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

Rudd's Lark is the only species occurring in South Africa to be listed as Critically Threatened on a global scale. All the endemic grassland birds listed above occur in the high altitude, moist grassland of the eastern escarpment. These grasslands have been listed as an Endemic Bird Area by BirdLife International, i.e. an area containing at least two species whose global distribution falls within an area smaller than 50 000 km 2 (Stattersfield, et al., 1998). More