Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark

Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark
male
female
both in Senegal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. leucotis
Binomial name
Eremopterix leucotis
(Stanley, 1814)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Loxia leucotis

The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Eremopterix leucotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22717192A118708304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717192A118708304.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.