Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836) is a animal in the Alaudidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)

Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)

Spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a southern African lark species in the Alaudidae family.

Family
Genus
Chersomanes
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Chersomanes albofasciata (Lafresnaye, 1836)

Chersomanes albofasciata, originally described by Lafresnaye in 1836, is commonly known as the spike-heeled lark. It is a lark species that belongs to the family Alaudidae. This species occurs in southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Photo: (c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carmelo López Abad · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Alaudidae Chersomanes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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