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De Hoop NP, South Africa, January 11
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Certhilauda brevirostris

[edit] Identification

18-20 cm.

• Streaked buffy-grey head and back
• Grey wings
• Cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks
• Long-tail
• Long curved bill.

[edit] Distribution

South Africa - limited to the Overberg district from Cape Agulhas to Mossel Bay. Listed as Near-threatened due to its limited distribution.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

[edit] Habitat

Sparsely vegetated shrublands.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests on the ground.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes seeds and insects.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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