Grey-backed sparrow-lark
Species of bird
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The grey-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis) 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.
| Grey-backed sparrow-lark | |
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| Male in Northern Cape, South Africa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremopterix |
| Species: | E. verticalis |
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| Eremopterix verticalis (Smith, 1836) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[2]
- E. v. khama - Irwin, 1957: Found in north-eastern Botswana, western Zimbabwe and western Zambia
- E. v. harti - Benson & Irwin, 1965: Found in south-western Zambia
- E. v. damarensis - Roberts, 1931: Found from western Angola and south-western Zambia to western South Africa
- E. v. verticalis - (Smith, 1836): Found from south-eastern Botswana and south-western Zimbabwe to southern South Africa
