Short-clawed Lark
Certhilauda chuana(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Short-clawed Lark
The Short-clawed Lark (Certhilauda chuana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: southeastern Botswana and north-central South AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Certhilauda chuana
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-clawed Lark
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda chuana
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- 'country beyond Latakoo'.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.46
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Spike-heeled Lark
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Karoo Long-billed Lark
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Cape Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris
Rufous-rumped Lark
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Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Thick-billed Lark
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Bar-tailed Lark
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