Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark

Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Alaudidae
Genus:	Eremopterix
Species:	E. griseus
Binomial name
	Eremopterix griseus; (Scopoli, 1786)
Synonyms
	Alauda grisea; Eremopterix grisea; Pyrrhulauda grisea;

The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family. It is found in the plains in open land with bare ground, grass and scrub across South Asia. The males are well marked with a contrasting black-and-white face pattern, while females are sandy brown, looking similar to a female sparrow. Males are easily detected during the breeding season by the long descending whistle that accompanies their undulating and dive-bombing flight displays.

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eremopterix griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717228A94525125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717228A94525125.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Eremopterix griseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22717228A94525125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717228A94525125.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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