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).
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis) [XC292032]
by id from R306 near Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa (call)
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis) [XC391410]
by Andrew Spencer from Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (flight 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.