The following 8 subspecies are being recognized:
Calendulauda africanoides intercedens - East- and South-Ethiopia and West-Somalia to East-Uganda, Kenya and Northeast-Tanzania;
Calendulauda africanoides alopex - extreme East-Ethiopia and North-Somalia;
Calendulauda africanoides trapnelli - Southeast-Angola and Southwest-Zambia;
Calendulauda africanoides harei - Central-Namibia to Southwest-Botswana and Northwest-South Africa;
Calendulauda africanoides makarikari - Southwest-Angola and North-Namibia to West-Zambia, North- and Central-Botswana;
Calendulauda africanoides sarwensis - West-Botswana, East-Namibia and Northcentral-South Africa;
Calendulauda africanoides vincenti - Central-Zimbabwe and South-Mozambique;
Calendulauda africanoides africanoides - South-Namibia, South- and East-Botswana, Southwest-Zimbabwe and North-South Africa.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.