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Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814)
Alaudidae — Larks
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark, Eremopterix leucotis, is a passerine lark found across Africa, where it breeds widely south of the Sahara. It belongs to the family Alaudidae and was first described by Stanley in 1814. The species is associated with open, dry country, including grassland, arid savanna, open fields and gravel plains. It is also linked to recently burned ground. The bird is known by the names chestnut-backed finch-lark and white-cheeked sparrow-lark. Five subspecies are recognised across its range.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae — Larks
- Breeding range
- Africa: widespread
