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
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 ID:
D08A412B86DCD212
Avibase ID:
avibase-D08A412B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D08A412B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916556
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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