| Eremopterix | |
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| Males and females of the six species on the African mainland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremopterix Kaup, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla otoleuca [1] Temminck, 1824 | |
| Species | |
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| Range of the genus | |
| Synonyms | |
Eremopterix is the genus of sparrow-larks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. The sparrow-larks are found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent.
The genus Eremopterix contains the following extant species: [3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eremopterix australis | Black-eared sparrow-lark | southern Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa |
 | Eremopterix hova | Madagascar lark | Madagascar. |
 | Eremopterix nigriceps | Black-crowned sparrow-lark | Mauritania through the Middle East to north-western India |
 | Eremopterix leucotis | Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark | Africa south of the Sahara Desert. |
 | Eremopterix griseus | Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark | South Asia |
 | Eremopterix signatus | Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark | eastern and north-eastern Africa |
 | Eremopterix verticalis | Grey-backed sparrow-lark | southern and south-central Africa |
 | Eremopterix leucopareia | Fischer's sparrow-lark | central Kenya to eastern Zambia, Malawi and north-western Mozambique |
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Eremopterix:
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occurs in Australia. Habitats vary widely, but many species live in dry regions. When the word "lark" is used without specification, it often refers to the Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis).
The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family, belonging to the genus of sparrow larks. It is found in the plains in open land with bare ground, grass and scrub across South Asia. The males are well marked with a contrasting black-and-white face pattern, while females are sandy brown, looking similar to a female sparrow. Males are easily detected during the breeding season by the long descending whistle that accompanies their undulating and dive-bombing flight displays.
Alaemon is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae, commonly called hoopoe larks.
Lullula is the genus of woodlarks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, the woodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record.
Alauda is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. Further, at least two additional species are known from the fossil record. The current genus name is from Latin alauda, "lark". Pliny the Elder thought the word was originally of Celtic origin.
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Galerida is a genus of birds in the family Alaudidae. The current scientific name is derived from Latin. Galerida was the name for a lark with a crest, from galerum, "cap". The name Galerida is synonymous with the earlier genus names Calendula, Heliocorys and Ptilocorys.
Mirafra is a genus of lark in the family Alaudidae. Some Mirafra species are called "larks", while others are called "bush larks". They are found from Africa through South Asia to Australia.
The Madagascar lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.
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The black-eared sparrow-lark or black-eared finch lark is a species of lark in the family 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.
Fischer's sparrow-lark or Fischer's finch-lark is a species of passerine bird in the family Alaudidae. It is found from central Kenya to eastern Zambia, Malawi and north-western Mozambique. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The black-crowned sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found across northern Africa from Mauritania through the Middle East to north-western India. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
The chestnut-headed sparrow-lark 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.
The grey-backed sparrow-lark or grey-backed finch-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Sometimes, the name 'grey-backed sparrow-lark' is also used to describe the black-eared sparrow-lark.
Heteromirafra is a small genus of African larks in the family Alaudidae.
The Mongolian short-toed lark or Sykes's short-toed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It breeds in China and Mongolia and winters in southern Asia.
Michael Patrick Stuart Irwin was a British-Rhodesian ornithologist.
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