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Certhilauda

Certhilauda
Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata).jpg
Eastern long-billed lark (Certhilauda semitorquata), South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Certhilauda
Swainson, 1827
Species

6, See text

Certhilauda distribution map.svg

6, See text

Certhilauda is a genus of larks in the Alaudidae family living in the southern regions of Africa. The genus was formerly named Heterocorys.

The genus Certhilauda has six species considered to belong to the genus:

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species or subspecies as species belonging to the genus Certhilauda including:



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