Eastern long-billed lark

Eastern long-billed lark
Singing adult in Mountain Zebra N.P., Eastern Cape, South Africa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Certhilauda
Species:	C. semitorquata
Binomial name
Certhilauda semitorquata Smith, 1836
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Certhilauda curvirostris semitorquata Certhilauda longirostris

The eastern long-billed lark (Certhilauda semitorquata), also known as the Kaffrarian long-billed lark or Eastern longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Upperparts of C. s. algida in worn plumage

Three subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• C. s. transvaalensis - Roberts, 1936: Found in eastern South Africa
• C. s. semitorquata - Smith, 1836: Found in central South Africa
• C. s. algida - Quickelberge, 1967: Found in south-eastern South Africa

Some authorities consider the eastern long-billed lark to be a subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark. ^[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Certhilauda semitorquata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22730526A95028462. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22730526A95028462.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .
3. "Certhilauda semitorquata - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.