Beesley's lark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Chersomanes
Species:
C. beesleyi
Binomial name
Chersomanes beesleyi
Benson, 1966
     resident range
Synonyms
  • Chersomanes albofasciata beesleyi (formerly)

Beesley's lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.[1] It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the spike-heeled lark.[2] Clements lumps this bird into the spike-heeled lark.

It is found north-eastern Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

References

  1. "Nicators, reedling & larks « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. "Chersomanes beesleyi - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


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