Fischer's sparrow-lark
| Fischer's sparrow-lark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Alaudidae |
| Genus: | Eremopterix |
| Species: | E. leucopareia |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremopterix leucopareia (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) | |
The Fischer's sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucopareia) is a species of passerine bird in the Alaudidae family.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
This inconspicuous dull-coloured bird somewhat resembles a finch. It can be distinguished from the similar chestnut-headed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix signata, by the absence of a white patch on the crown of its head. It is found on short grass plains where it congregates in large flocks except during the breeding season.[2]
The common name of the bird commemorates the German explorer Gustav Fischer.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eremopterix leucopareia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Kenya Birds
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 127–128.
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