Larks (Alaudidae) - HBW 9
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix signatus)
French: Moinelette d’Oustalet
German: Harlekinlerche
Spanish: Terrera Señalada
Other common names: Chestnut-headed Finch-lark
Taxonomy: Pyrrhulauda signata Oustalet, 1886, Somalia.
Relationships uncertain; suggested as forming a a superspecies with E. verticalis, sometimes expanded to include also E. nigriceps and E. leucopareia. Race harrisoni weakly differentiated, perhaps indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- signatus (Oustalet, 1886) - E & S Ethiopia, N, C & S Somalia and E Kenya.
- harrisoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1900) - extreme SE Sudan and NW Kenya.
- Least Concern
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A male displaying to a female on a dead shrub. Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (ssp signatus)
Dave Jackson 18 November 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 42 sec 4.6 -
A male displaying to a female on the ground Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (ssp signatus)
Chris and Megan Pe... 31 March 2006 1 year ago 34 sec 4 -
Two females on the ground, feeding Imi, Ethiopia (ssp signatus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 3 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
A male on the ground, feeding Imi, Ethiopia (ssp signatus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 3 years ago 45 sec 3.8 -
A female gathering nest material Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (ssp signatus)
Chris and Megan Pe... 31 March 2006 1 year ago 35 sec 3.5
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