Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix signatus(Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
English (US) Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
The Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix signatus) 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 signatus
- Family
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Eremopterix signatus harrisoni
- Eremopterix signatus signatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhulauda signata
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1886)
- Type locality
- Somaliland.
- Original description
- Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences Naturelles 31 art.10 p.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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