Eastern long-billed lark

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Eastern long-billed lark
Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata) calling.jpg
Singing adult in Mountain Zebra N.P., Eastern Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Certhilauda
Species:
C. semitorquata
Binomial name
Certhilauda semitorquata
Smith, 1836
Subspecies

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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.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Upperparts of C. s. algida in worn plumage Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata) calling ... (30544868485), crop.jpg
Upperparts of C. s. algida in worn plumage

Three subspecies are recognized: [2]

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.