Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
The Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix griseus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alaudidae (Larks) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: grassland and stony plains of Indian subcontinentRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Eremopterix griseus
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda grisea
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- no locality = Ginge, South Arcot District, India.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.95
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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