Biology:Benguela long-billed lark
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Short description: Species of bird
| Benguela long-billed lark | |
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| The nominate subspecies in Namibe Province, Angola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Certhilauda |
| Species: | C. benguelensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Certhilauda benguelensis (Sharpe, 1904)
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The Benguela long-billed lark (Certhilauda benguelensis), also known as the Benguela lark or Benguela longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Benguela long-billed lark was originally placed in the genus Alaemon.[1] Confusingly, the terms Damara longbill and Damaraland long-billed lark are used for both the Karoo long-billed lark and a subspecies of the Benguela long-billed lark.[2][3] Clements lumps this bird with the Karoo long-billed lark.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[4] thumb|left|190px|C. b. subsp. kaokoensis in northwestern Namibia
- C. b. benguelensis - (Sharpe, 1904): Found in south-western Angola and north-western Namibia
- Damara longbill or Damaraland long-billed lark (C. b. kaokoensis) - Bradfield, 1944: Found in north-western and west-central Namibia
References
- ↑ "Certhilauda benguelensis - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=E42D0008110E6119.
- ↑ "Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=D3CD4716&sec=summary&ssver=1.
- ↑ "Certhilauda benguelensis kaokoensis - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=EAC96EC7&sec=summary&ssver=1.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/crossref.
- BirdLife International 2004. Certhilauda benguelensis[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q2667824 entry
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