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Pink billed lark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Spizocorys

Higher classification
  
Spizocorys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alaudidae

Scientific name
  
Spizocorys conirostris

Rank
  
Species

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The pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The pink-billed lark was originally classified within the genus Alauda. Some authorities have placed the pink-billed lark in the genus Calandrella.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized:

  • Damara pink-billed lark (S. c. damarensis) - Roberts, 1922: Alternately named Kenya short-toed lark (a name also used by the Athi short-toed lark). Found in north-western Namibia
  • S. c. crypta - (Irwin, 1957): Found in north-eastern Botswana
  • S. c. makawai - (Traylor, 1962): Found in western Zambia
  • S. c. harti - (Benson, 1964): Found in south-western Zambia
  • S. c. barlowi - Roberts, 1942: Found in southern Namibia, southern Botswana and north-western South Africa
  • S. c. conirostris - (Sundevall, 1850): Found in south-eastern Botswana, northern, central and eastern South Africa

    • References

    Pink-billed lark Wikipedia
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