Spike-heeled lark | |
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C. a. erikssoniinEtosha National Park | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Chersomanes |
Species: |
C. albofasciata
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Binomial name | |
Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836) | |
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The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropicalortropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.[1]
Originally, the spike-heeled lark was considered to belong to the genus Certhilauda (asC. albofasciata).[3] Alternately, it has been called the rufous long-billed lark.
Presently, ten subspecies are recognized.[4] Additionally, Beesley's lark was also formerly classified as a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark.[5]
Chersomanes albofasciata |
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