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Eastern long-billed lark

Eastern long-billed lark
Eastern Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda semitorquata) calling.jpg
Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Certhilauda
Species: C. semitorquata
Binomial name
Certhilauda semitorquata
Smith, 1836
Subspecies

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Certhilauda semitorquata distribution map.png
Synonyms
  • Certhilauda curvirostris semitorquata
  • Certhilauda longirostris

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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:

Some authorities consider the eastern long-billed lark to be a subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark.



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