Beesley's lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.[1] It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark.[2] Clements lumps this bird into the spike-heeled lark.
Beesley's lark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Alaudidae |
Genus: | Chersomanes |
Species: | C. beesleyi
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Binomial name | |
Chersomanes beesleyi Benson, 1966
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resident range | |
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It is found north-eastern Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
References
edit- ^ "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ^ "Chersomanes beesleyi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
External links
edit- Media related to Chersomanes beesleyi at Wikimedia Commons