Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis)

Other Names (World)
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark, Black-eared Finch-lark, Grey-backed Sparrow-lark(!), Gray-backed Sparrow-lark(!)

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Smith, 1836)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Botswana, Namibia, South Africa.

Southern Namibia (southern from northern Namaqualand), extreme south-western Botswana (Kalahari-Gemsbok National Park) and western half of South Africa (Great Karoo).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A short 'preep' or 'chip-chip', uttered in flight. THe male has a butterfly-like aerial display.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis) [XC391410]
by Andrew Spencer from Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (flight call)

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis) [XC292032]
by id from R306 near Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Typically considered to be an outlier within Eremopterix, because of its unusual plumage. Whether this reflects a basal position within the genus is unclear.

References
See References.

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