Spike-heeled lark | |
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C. a. erikssoni in Etosha National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Chersomanes |
Species: | C. albofasciata
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Binomial name | |
Chersomanes albofasciata (
Lafresnaye, 1836)
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Subspecies | |
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resident range | |
Synonyms | |
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The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa. [2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. [1]
Originally, the spike-heeled lark was considered to belong to the genus Certhilauda (as C. albofasciata). [3] Alternately, it has been called the rufous long-billed lark.
Presently, ten subspecies are recognized. [4] Additionally, Beesley's lark was also formerly classified as a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark. [5]
Spike-heeled lark | |
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C. a. erikssoni in Etosha National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Chersomanes |
Species: | C. albofasciata
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Binomial name | |
Chersomanes albofasciata (
Lafresnaye, 1836)
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Subspecies | |
See text | |
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resident range | |
Synonyms | |
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The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa. [2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. [1]
Originally, the spike-heeled lark was considered to belong to the genus Certhilauda (as C. albofasciata). [3] Alternately, it has been called the rufous long-billed lark.
Presently, ten subspecies are recognized. [4] Additionally, Beesley's lark was also formerly classified as a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark. [5]