Karoo long billed lark

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Certhilauda Higher classification Certhilauda		Phylum Chordata Family Alaudidae Scientific name Certhilauda subcoronata Rank Species

Similar Cape long‑billed lark, Black‑eared sparrow‑lark, Eastern long‑billed lark, Agulhas long‑billed lark, Benguela long‑billed lark

The Karoo long-billed lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) or Karoo longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Previously, the Karoo long-billed lark was considered by some authorities to comprise several subspecies of the Cape long-billed lark. Confusingly, the terms Damara longbill and Damaraland long-billed lark are used for both the Karoo long-billed lark and the Benguela long-billed lark.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

Damara longbill, Damara long-billed lark or Damaraland long-billed lark (C. s. damarensis) - (Sharpe, 1904): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Alaemon. Found in central Namibia

Gordonia longbill, Gordonia long-billed lark or large-billed Sabota lark (C. s. bradshawi) - (Sharpe, 1904): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Alaemon. Found in southern Namibia and north-western South Africa. Confusingly, the Sabota lark is also sometimes called the large-billed Sabota lark

C. s. subcoronata - Smith, 1843: Found in west-central South Africa

C. s. gilli - Roberts, 1936: Found in southern South Africa

References

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