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Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi]

Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi] (= Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata) Smith, A 1843

The Karoo long-billed lark 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Certhilauda
Scientific:
  Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata


Original description

Citation:
  Smith, A 1843

Reference:
   Ill. Zool. S. Afr. pt.19 pl.90, fig.2,text

Protonym:
  Certhilauda subcoronata

Type locality:
  arid districts on both coasts of the Cape Colony.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210547#page/393/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  35F526910EB69DC4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-35F52691

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/35F52691


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 922885

Geographic range:

  • Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata: west-central South Africa, southward to central Karoo
  • Certhilauda subcoronata gilli: south-central South Africa (southern Karoo)
  • Certhilauda subcoronata bradshawi: southern Namibia and northwestern South Africa (western Northern Cape)
English:
Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi]
French:
Alouette du Namaland [subcoronata, gilli ou bradshawi]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi] ( Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi] ( Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi] ( Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi] ( Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Karoo Longbill ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata or damarensis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Karoolangbeklewerik
Catalan: alosa becllarga de Namaqua
Czech: skřívan náhorní
Danish: Karoolangnæbslærke
German: Karoo-Langschnabellerche
English: Karoo Longbill, Karoo Long-billed Lark, Karoo Long-billed Lark [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi]
Esperanto: Subkrona alaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra Namaqua
Spanish (Spain): Alondra Namaqua
Finnish: karookiuru
French: Alouette du Karoo, Alouette du Namaland, Alouette du Namaland [subcoronata, gilli ou bradshawi]
Italian: Allodola beccolungo del karoo
Japanese (romaji): karu-hashinagahibari
Japanese: カルーハシナガヒバリ
Scientific: Certhilauda curvirostris subcoronata, Certhilauda subcoronata, Certhilauda subcoronata [subcoronata, gilli or bradshawi], Certhilauda subcoronata subcoronata
Lithuanian: Karuvinis ilgasnapis vieversys
Dutch: Karoolangsnavelleeuwerik, Karooleeuwerik
Norwegian: Hottentottlerke
Polish: szponiak namibijski
Portuguese: Cotovia-de-bico-comprido-oriental
Slovak: škovránok krovinový
Swedish: Karoolärka
Ukrainian: Жайворонок західний
Chinese: 卡鲁歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 紅背歌百靈

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