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.

See all 5 subspecies

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.