Eastern long-billed lark | |
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Singing adult in Mountain Zebra N.P., Eastern Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Certhilauda |
Species: | C. semitorquata
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Binomial name | |
Certhilauda semitorquata
Smith, 1836
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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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.
Three subspecies are recognized: [2]
Some authorities consider the eastern long-billed lark to be a subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark. [3]