Cape long-billed lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Certhilauda |
Species: | C. curvirostris
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Binomial name | |
Certhilauda curvirostris (
Hermann, 1783)
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Subspecies | |
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The Cape long-billed lark (Certhilauda curvirostris), also known as the Cape lark, Cape longbill or long-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitats are semi-arid Karoo shrub and subtropical dry shrubland and subtropical or dry lowland and highveld grassland. This lark is also found in croplands, farmlands and coastal fynbos.
The Cape long-billed lark was originally placed in the genus Alauda (as A. curvirostris).
Two subspecies are recognized: [2]
Additionally, some authorities consider several other species to be either presently or formerly as subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark: