Karoo Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda subcoronataSmith, A, 1843
English (US) Karoo Long-billed Lark
The Karoo Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) 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.
- Scientific name
- Certhilauda subcoronata
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Karoo Long-billed Lark
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1843
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Certhilauda subcoronata damarensis
- Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi
- Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata
- Certhilauda subcoronata gilli
- Certhilauda subcoronata benguelensis
- Certhilauda subcoronata kaokoensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1843
- Type locality
- arid districts on both coasts of the Cape Colony.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.19 pl.90, fig.2,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Alaemon hamertoni
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes
Gray's Lark
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Beesley's Lark
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Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Short-clawed Lark
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Eastern Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda semitorquata
Cape Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris
Rufous-rumped Lark
Pinarocorys erythropygia
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Thick-billed Lark
Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
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