Certhilauda curvirostris (Cape Longbill)

Cape Longbill

Certhilauda curvirostris (Hermann, 1783)

The Cape Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda curvirostris), also known as the Cape Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in South Africa. Its natural habitats are semi-arid Karoo shrub and subtropical dry shrubland and subtropical or dry lowland and highveld grassland. This lark is also found in croplands, farmlands and coastal fynbos. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
  Certhilauda

Scientific:
Certhilauda curvirostris

Citation:
(Hermann, 1783)

Reference:
TabulaAffin.Anim. p.216

Protonym:
Alauda curvirostris

Avibase ID:
BEC2F8B64768F803

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BEC2F8B6

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559148

Geographic range:

Certhilauda curvirostris curvirostris: southwestern South Africa (western Western Cape south of the Olifants River)
Certhilauda curvirostris falcirostris: coastal Namibia (extreme southwest) and western South Africa (south to Olifants River, Western Cape)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Cape Longbill
Catalan:
alosa becllarga del Cap
Czech:
skřivan křivozobý
Danish:
Langnæbslærke
German:
Kap-Langschnabellerche
Spanish:
Alondra de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra del Cabo
Finnish:
pitkänokkakiuru
French:
Alouette à long bec
Croatian:
sivoleđa ševa
Italian:
Allodola beccolungo del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
hashibosohibari
Japanese:
ハシボソヒバリ
Lithuanian:
lenktasnapis vieversys
Dutch:
Kaapse Langsnavelleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Namaqualerke
Norwegian:
Namaqualerke
Polish:
szponiak dlugodzioby
Portuguese:
Cotovia-de-bico-comprido
Russian:
Кривоклювый африканский жаворонок
Slovak:
škovránok krivozobý
Serbian:
Kapska ševa
Swedish:
kaplärka
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок криводзьобий
Chinese:
长嘴歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
長嘴歌百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Longbill ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alouette à long bec ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
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eBird version 2015: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Certhilauda curvirostris [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Certhilauda curvirostris [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Langbeklewerik, Weskuslangbeklewerik
Catalan: alosa becllarga del Cap
Czech: skřivan křivozobý, skřívan křivozobý
Danish: Langnæbslærke
German: Kap-Langschnabellerche, Langschnabellerche
English: Cape Lark, Cape Longbill, Cape Long-billed Lark, Longbilled Lark, Long-billed Lark
English (IOC): Cape Long-billed Lark
English (South Africa): Cape Long-billed Lark
Spanish: Alondra de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Alondra del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Lark
Finnish: pitkänokkakiuru
French: Alouette à long bec
Croatian: sivoleđa ševa
Italian: Allodola beccolungo, Allodola beccolungo del Capo
Japanese (romaji): hashibosohibari
Japanese: ハシボソヒバリ
Scientific: Alauda curvirostris, Certhilauda curvirostris, Certhilauda curvirostris curvirostris
Lithuanian: Lenktasnapis ilgasnapis vieversys, lenktasnapis vieversys
Dutch: Kaapse Langsnavelleeuwerik, Langsnavelleeuwerik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Namaqualerke
Norwegian: Namaqualerke
Polish: szponiak dlugodzioby, Szponiak długodzioby
Portuguese: Cotovia-de-bico-comprido
Russian: Кривоклювый африканский жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok krivozobý
Serbian: Kapska ševa
Swedish: Kaplärka
Ukrainian: Жайворонок криводзьобий
Chinese: 长嘴歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴歌百靈