Biology:Karoo long-billed lark
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Short description: Species of bird
Karoo long-billed lark | |
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C. s. gilli in Mountain Zebra N. P. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Certhilauda |
Species: | C. subcoronata
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Binomial name | |
Certhilauda subcoronata Smith, 1843
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Subspecies | |
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Range (only up to central Namibia) |
The Karoo long-billed lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) or Karoo longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Taxonomy and systematics
Previously, the Karoo long-billed lark was considered by some authorities to comprise several subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark.[2][3][4][5] Confusingly, the terms Damara longbill and Damaraland long-billed lark are used for both the Karoo long-billed lark and the Benguela long-billed lark.[2][6]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[7]
- Damara longbill, Damara long-billed lark or Damaraland long-billed lark (C. s. damarensis) - (Sharpe, 1904): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Alaemon. Found in central Namibia
- Gordonia longbill, Gordonia long-billed lark or large-billed Sabota lark (C. s. bradshawi) - (Sharpe, 1904): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Alaemon. Found in southern Namibia and north-western South Africa. Confusingly, the Sabota lark is also sometimes called the large-billed Sabota lark
- C. s. subcoronata - Smith, 1843: Found in west-central South Africa
- C. s. gilli - Roberts, 1936: Found in southern South Africa
Gallery
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Certhilauda subcoronata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22735884A95120054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22735884A95120054.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22735884/95120054. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=D3CD4716&sec=summary&ssver=1.
- ↑ "Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=346A6F4D&sec=summary&ssver=1.
- ↑ "Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=4DFDED5B&sec=summary&ssver=1.
- ↑ "Certhilauda subcoronata gilli - Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=B8EF3249&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.
Wikidata ☰ Q1588345 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karoo long-billed lark.
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