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

Similar Spizocorys, Botha's lark, Lark, Bird, Sclater's lark

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.

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

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Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

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