Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata)
About the Spike-heeled Lark
The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Originally, the spike-heeled lark was considered to belong to the genus Certhilauda (as C. albofasciata). Alternately, it has been called the rufous long-billed lark. Presently, ten subspecies are recognized. Additionally, Beesley's lark was also formerly classified as a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark. Benguella rufous long-billed lark (C. a. obscurata) - Hartert, 1907: Found in south-western and central Angola Ovampo rufous long-billed lark (C. a. erikssoni) - (Hartert, 1907): Found in northern Namibia
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Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.