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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
18-20 cm. Streaked buff-grey head and back, grey wings, cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks, long-tail and long curved bill. | 18-20 cm. Streaked buff-grey head and back, grey wings, cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks, long-tail and long curved bill. | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 10 December 2008
- Certhilauda brevirostris
Identification
18-20 cm. Streaked buff-grey head and back, grey wings, cream underparts with dark streaking on the breast and flanks, long-tail and long curved bill.
Distribution
South Africa - limited to the Overberg district from Cape Agulhas to Mossel Bay. Listed as Near-threatened due to its limited distribution.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1.
Habitat
Sparsely vegetated shrublands.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground.
The diet includes seeds and insects.
References
- 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
