Karoo lark Karoo lark "The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark." The Karoo lark ("Calendulauda albescens") or red-backed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The Karoo lark was originally classified in the genus "Alauda" and subsequently "Mirafra" and "Certhilauda", until moved to "Calendulauda" by the IOC in 2009. Not all authorities have followed this taxonomy change. Four subspecies are recognized: Formerly, some authorities considered both the dune lark (as "Certhilauda albescens erythrochlamys") and Barlow's lark
People of the Karoo |xam and other San (Bushman) groups into the later nineteenth century. Karoo, as place, is often acknowledged as an influential aspect in the lives or backgrounds of those people who come from or live in the region - exemplified by Guy Butler's autobiographical "Karoo Morning". YuGii Yo is an afrikaans rap artist, poet and activist born in the 20th century in a small town 80 kilometres outside of Beaufort West. People of the Karoo People of the Karoo refers to notable individuals who come (or came) from, or whose lives have included substantial engagement with, the area known as the