Eastern long-billed lark | |
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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 |
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Subspecies | |
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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.