Benguela long-billed lark
Appearance
Benguela long-billed lark | |
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The nominate subspecies in Namibe Province, Angola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Certhilauda |
Species: | C. benguelensis
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Binomial name | |
Certhilauda benguelensis (Sharpe, 1904)
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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The Benguela long-billed lark (Certhilauda benguelensis), also known as the Benguela lark or Benguela longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]The Benguela long-billed lark was originally placed in the genus Alaemon.[1] Confusingly, the terms Damara longbill and Damaraland long-billed lark are used for both the Karoo long-billed lark and a subspecies of the Benguela long-billed lark.[2][3] Clements lumps this bird with the Karoo long-billed lark.
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized:[4]
- C. b. benguelensis - (Sharpe, 1904): Found in south-western Angola and north-western Namibia
- Damara longbill or Damaraland long-billed lark (C. b. kaokoensis) - Bradfield, 1944: Found in north-western and west-central Namibia
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Certhilauda benguelensis.
- ^ "Certhilauda benguelensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Certhilauda damarensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "Certhilauda benguelensis kaokoensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- BirdLife International 2004. Certhilauda benguelensis[permanent dead link ]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.