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− | [[Image:Agulhas_Long-billed_Lark_Certhilauda_brevirostris_F_Jordaan.jpg|right|thumb|550px|Photo by {{user|Fanie|Fanie Jordaan}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Agulhas_Long-billed_Lark_Certhilauda_brevirostris_F_Jordaan.jpg|right|thumb|550px|Photo by {{user|Fanie|Fanie Jordaan}}<br />Overberg, [[South Africa]]]] |
;[[:Category:Certhilauda|Certhilauda]] brevirostris | ;[[:Category:Certhilauda|Certhilauda]] brevirostris | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 18-20 cm. Streaked | + | 18-20 cm. <br /> |
− | + | *Streaked buffy-grey head and back | |
+ | *Grey wings | ||
+ | *Cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks | ||
+ | *Long-tail | ||
+ | *Long curved bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South Africa]] - limited to the Overberg district from Cape Agulhas to Mossel Bay. Listed as Near-threatened due to its limited distribution. | [[South Africa]] - limited to the Overberg district from Cape Agulhas to Mossel Bay. Listed as Near-threatened due to its limited distribution. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | This is a monotypic species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Sparsely vegetated shrublands. | Sparsely vegetated shrublands. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests on the ground. | It nests on the ground. | ||
− | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes seeds and insects. | The diet includes seeds and insects. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 |
Revision as of 18:59, 10 June 2009
- Certhilauda brevirostris
Identification
18-20 cm.
- Streaked buffy-grey head and back
- Grey wings
- Cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks
- Long-tail
- Long curved bill.
Distribution
South Africa - limited to the Overberg district from Cape Agulhas to Mossel Bay. Listed as Near-threatened due to its limited distribution.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
Habitat
Sparsely vegetated shrublands.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on the ground.
Diet
The diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019