Certhilauda subcoronata (Karoo Long-billed Lark)

Karoo Long-billed Lark

Certhilauda 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

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:
D08A412B86DCD212

Avibase ID:
avibase-D08A412B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D08A412B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916556

English:
Karoo Long-billed Lark
Afrikaans:
Karoolangbeklewerik
Bulgarian:
Западна дългоклюна чучулига
Catalan:
alosa becllarga de Namaqua
Czech:
skřivan náhorní
Danish:
Karoolangnæbslærke
German:
Karoo-Langschnabellerche
Esperanto:
Subkrona alaŭdo
Spanish:
Alondra Namaqua
Spanish (Spain):
Alondra piquilarga
Estonian:
karoo lõoke
Finnish:
karookiuru
French:
Alouette du Namaland
Croatian:
kamenjarska ševa
Italian:
Allodola beccolungo del karoo
Lithuanian:
Karuvinis ilgasnapis vieversys
Dutch:
Karoolangsnavelleeuwerik
Norwegian:
Khoisanlerke
Polish:
szponiak namibijski
Portuguese:
cotovia-de-bico-comprido-oriental
Slovak:
škovránok krovinový
Serbian:
Dugokljuna ševa iz Benguela oblasti i Karua
Swedish:
namaqualärka
Turkish:
Karu Uzun Gagalı Toygarı
Ukrainian:
Жайворонок західний
Chinese:
卡鲁歌百灵
Chinese (Traditional):
紅背歌百靈

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis and benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis and benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Karoo, Benguela or Damara Longbill ( Certhilauda [subcoronata, damarensis or benguelensis])
Avilist 2025: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata)
Clements, version 2022: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Karoo Long-billed Lark ( Certhilauda subcoronata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Certhilauda subcoronata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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