Black-eared sparrow-lark
| 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
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
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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
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Eremopterix australis – Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
External links
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