English: This is one of our more common larks in South Africa, where it is found in dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The Sabota lark was classified as belonging to the genus Mirafra until moved to Calendulauda in 2009. I have to admit, not having looked up the species name for a while, I always assumed it was a Mirafra species on behaviour. Larks are very interesting from a phylogenetic perspective, and I just got some academic papers to read!