Eremopterix
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Eremopterix is the genus
of sparrow-larks, songbird
s in the family
Alaudidae.
It contains the following species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sparrow-larks, songbird
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Alaudidae.
It contains the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-larkChestnut-backed Sparrow-larkThe Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis, is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.This lark is a bird of open dry habitats. It nests on the ground and lays one egg. The food is insects and seeds....
, Eremopterix leucotis - Black-eared Sparrow-larkBlack-eared Sparrow-larkThe Black-eared Sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa....
, Eremopterix australis - Grey-backed Sparrow-larkGrey-backed Sparrow-larkThe Grey-backed Sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
, Eremopterix verticalis - Fischer's Sparrow-larkFischer's Sparrow-larkThe Fischer's sparrow-lark is a species of passerine bird in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
, Eremopterix leucopareia - Chestnut-headed Sparrow-larkChestnut-headed Sparrow-larkThe chestnut-headed sparrow-lark is a species of passerine bird in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan....
, Eremopterix signatus - Black-crowned Sparrow-larkBlack-crowned Sparrow-larkThe Black-crowned Sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia,...
, Eremopterix nigriceps - Ashy-crowned Sparrow-larkAshy-crowned Sparrow-larkThe Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark also known as the Ashy-crowned Finch-lark or Black-bellied Finch-lark is a small sparrow sized member of the lark family...
, Eremopterix griseus