NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern Long-billed Lark
Certhilauda semitorquata A. Smith, 1836
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern long-billed lark (Certhilauda semitorquata), also known as the Kaffrarian long-billed lark or Eastern longbill, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern long-billed lark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:39.537220+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Certhilauda semitorquata A. Smith, 1836
- Name authority
- A. Smith, 1836
- Common name
- Eastern Long-billed Lark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Genus
- Certhilauda
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825
- genusCerthilauda Swainson, 1827
- speciesCerthilauda semitorquata A. Smith, 1836
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Certhilauda. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Benguela Long-billed LarkCerthilauda benguelensis (Sharpe, 1904) | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Agulhas Long-billed LarkCerthilauda brevirostris Roberts, 1941 | AlaudidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, & Andrew. (1836). Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:T4VD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.