Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix signatus)

Other Scientific Names
Eremopterix signata [BirdLife International (2004)], Eremopterix signata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Eremopterix signata [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)]

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark, Chestnut-headed Finch-lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1886)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan.

Vagrant to Israel.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix signatus) [XC451740]
by id from Buffalo Springs NP, Kenya, Kenya (call)

Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix signatus) [XC209981]
by Frank Lambert from Bilen Lodge, Ethiopia (call)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Suggested as forming a a superspecies with Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix verticalis), sometimes expanded to include also Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) and Fischer's Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucopareia). Subspecies harrisoni weakly differentiated, perhaps indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

signatus (Oustalet, 1886) - Eastern and southern Ethiopia, north, central and southern Somalia and eastern Kenya.
harrisoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1900) - Extreme south-eastern Sudan and north-western Kenya.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix signatus) - 10 files

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