Biology:Black-eared sparrow-lark
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Short description: Species of bird
| Black-eared sparrow-lark | |
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| A male in Bushmanland, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremopterix |
| Species: | E. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eremopterix australis (Smith, 1836)
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The black-eared sparrow-lark (Eremopterix australis) or black-eared finch lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Taxonomy and systematics
Sometimes the name grey-backed sparrow-lark is used to describe this species, although more commonly it refers to a separate species (Eremopterix verticalis).[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Eremopterix australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22717197A118415198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22717197A118415198.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22717197/118415198. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "Eremopterix australis – Avibase". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=7391E6336018A995.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3235826 entry
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