Barlow's lark
| Barlow's lark | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Calendulauda |
| Species: | C. barlowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calendulauda barlowi (Roberts, 1937) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Certhilauda barlowi | |
Barlow's lark (Calendulauda barlowi) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.
It is found in Namibia and South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The bird is sometimes regarded as a race of the Karoo lark (Certhilauda albescens barlowi).[2]
The common name and scientific name commemorate the South African businessman and conservationist Charles Sydney Barlow.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Certhilauda barlowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 39.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 39.
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