Karoo Long-billed Lark (Certhilauda subcoronata)

Karoo Long-billed Lark, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The Karoo long-billed lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Karoo Long-billed Lark being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Certhilauda semitorquata
Certhilauda curvirostris
Calendulauda albescens
Calendulauda burra

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Certhilauda
Species: Certhilauda subcoronata

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