Larks (Alaudidae)
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) - HBW 9, p. 571
French: Moinelette à oreillons blancs
German: Weißwangenlerche
Spanish: Terrera Orejiblanca
Other common names: Chestnut-backed Finch-lark, White-cheeked Sparrow-lark/Finch-lark
Taxonomy: Loxia leucotis Stanley, 1814, coast of Eritrea.
Relationships uncertain; has been considered to form a superspecies with E. nigriceps on basis of male plumage patterns. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanocephalus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - Senegal E to C Sudan.
- leucotis (Stanley, 1814) - SE Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and NW Somalia.
- madaraszi (Reichenow, 1902) - NE Uganda, Kenya, coastal S Somalia, Tanzania and N Mozambique.
- melanocephalus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - Senegal E to C Sudan.
- leucotis (Stanley, 1814) - SE Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and NW Somalia.
- madaraszi (Reichenow, 1902) - NE Uganda, Kenya, coastal S Somalia, Tanzania and N Mozambique.
- hoeschi C. M. N. White, 1959 - S Angola, W Zambia, N Namibia, N Botswana and NW Zimbabwe.
- smithi (Bonaparte, 1850) - E Zambia, S Malawi, W & C Mozambique, E Zimbabwe, E Botswana and E South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A male, joining a female Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 3 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
male and later also a female Locality North Bank Division, The Gambia (ssp melanocephalus)
Daniêl Jimenez 27 December 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 3.7 -
A male and a female Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 13 January 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 3.5 -
A male II Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3 -
A male and a female Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3
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Single Male bird
Locality Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa
jmdebruyn 6 January 2013 15 weeks ago 4.2 -
The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the S
Locality Sudan
Mohamed Ismael 23 weeks ago 4 -
Adult male
Locality Kaur wetlands, Kaur, Central River Division, The Gambia
Paul Cools 4 February 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
Looking something interesting
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 15 February 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
On the ground
Locality Bilen Lodge, Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Guy Poisson 15 February 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Bird on the ground
Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Klaus Lachenmaier 25 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
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