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Cape Long-billed Lark

Certhilauda curvirostris (Hermann, J 1783)

The Cape long-billed lark, also known as the Cape lark, Cape longbill or long-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western 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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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Alaudidae
Genus:
   Certhilauda
Scientific:
  Certhilauda curvirostris


Original description

Citation:
  (Hermann, J 1783)

Reference:
   Tabula Affin. Anim.

Protonym:
  Alauda curvirostris

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope, ex Buff on, 5, p. 65.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39000885#page/236/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C1C3C1657CC4EFB1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C1C3C165

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C1C3C165


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 (far southwest) and western South Africa (southward to Olifants River, Western Cape)
  • Certhilauda curvirostris brevirostris: southwestern South Africa (Algulhas Plain and Breede Valley, south-central Western Cape)
English:
Cape Long-billed Lark
Czech:
skřívan křivozobý
Danish:
Langnæbslærke
German:
Kap-Langschnabellerche
Spanish:
Alondra de El Cabo
Finnish:
pitkänokkakiuru
French:
Alouette à long bec
Italian:
Allodola beccolungo del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
hashibosohibari
Lithuanian:
Lenktasnapis ilgasnapis vieversys
Dutch:
Kaapse Langsnavelleeuwerik
Polish:
szponiak dlugodzioby
Portuguese:
Cotovia-de-bico-comprido
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок криводзьобий
Chinese:
长嘴歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
長嘴歌百靈


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cape or Agulhas Longbill ( Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris])
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Cape/Agulhas Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris/brevirostris)
eBird version 2022:
Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Cape Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Cape Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda curvirostris) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Langbeklewerik, Weskus/Overberglangbeklewerik
Czech: skřívan křivozobý
Danish: Langnæbslærke
German: Kap-/Agulhas-Langschnabellerche, Kap-Langschnabellerche
English: Cape Lark, Cape Long-billed Lark, Cape or Agulhas Longbill, Cape/Agulhas Lark
English (IOC): Cape/Agulhas Long-billed Lark
English (United States): Cape/Agulhas Lark
English (South Africa): Cape/Agulhas Long-billed Lark
Esperanto: Kabalaŭdo
Spanish: Alondra de El Cabo, Alondra de El Cabo/de Agulhas
Spanish (Spain): Alondra de El Cabo/de Agulhas
Estonian: pikknokk-lõoke
Finnish: pitkänokkakiuru
French: Alouette à long bec, Alouette à long bec ou A. de l'Agulhas, L'Alouette Sirli, Sirli à long bec
Italian: Allodola beccolungo del Capo
Japanese (romaji): hashibosohibari
Japanese: ハシボソヒバリ, ハシボソヒバリ/アグラスハシボソヒバリ
Scientific: Alauda curvirostris, Certhilauda [curvirostris or brevirostris], Certhilauda curvirostris, Certhilauda curvirostris curvirostris, Certhilauda curvirostris/brevirostris
Lithuanian: Lenktasnapis ilgasnapis vieversys
Dutch: Kaapse Langsnavelleeuwerik
Norwegian: Namaqualerke, namaqualerke/agulhaslerke
Polish: szponiak dlugodzioby
Portuguese: Cotovia-de-bico-comprido
Portuguese (Portugal): cotovia-de-bico-comprido/cotovia-do-agulhas
Russian: Кривоклювый африканский жаворонок, Кривоклювый жаворонок/Короткоклювый жаворонок
Slovak: škovránok krivozobý, škovránok krivozobý/nížinný
Swedish: kap-/agulhaslärka, Kaplärka
Turkish: Kap/Agulyas Toygarı
Ukrainian: Жайворонок криводзьобий
Chinese: 长嘴歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional): 長嘴歌百靈

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