Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark

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Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark
Eremopterix signatus.jpg
Beside Lake Turkana, Ethiopia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Alaudidae
Genus: Eremopterix
Species:
E. signatus
Binomial name
Eremopterix signatus
(Oustalet, 1886)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Eremopterix signata
  • Pyrrhulauda signata

The chestnut-headed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix signatus) or chestnut-headed finch-lark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae. It is found in eastern and north-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and hot deserts.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

Description

The male chestnut-headed sparrow-lark has a black collar and bib, white cheeks and a white circular area on the nape of the crown, surrounded by a chestnut border. This distinguishes it from Fischer's sparrow-lark which lacks the white spot. The female has duller plumage.

Behaviour and ecology

This bird is usually found in pairs or small flocks of up to forty birds, often around water holes. It flies low to the ground and may sing in flight or when standing on bare ground. [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Eremopterix signatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22717212A94524611. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22717212A94524611.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi: 10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4 .
  3. Kenya Birds Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine