Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis(Stanley, ES, 1814)
English (US) Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Eremopterix leucotis
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Eremopterix leucotis melanocephalus
- Eremopterix leucotis leucotis
- Eremopterix leucotis madaraszi
- Eremopterix leucotis hoeschi
- Eremopterix leucotis smithi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia leucotis
- Described by
- (Stanley, ES, 1814)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- A voyage to Abyssinia, and travels into the interior of that country, executed under the orders of the British government, in the years 1809 and 1810 (etc.) App. p.lx
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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