Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Larks :: Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps

Described by: Gould (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Black-crowned Sparrow-lark, Black-crowned Finch-lark, White-fronted Sparrow-lark, White-crested Sparrow-lark, White-fronted Finch-lark, White-crested Finch-lark
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Seawater Farms Eritrea, Massawa, Eritrea - Date unknown © Jugal Tiwari 
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Range

Sahel zone to Horn of Africa, Middle East to India;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Cape Verde Is.
(2) Spanish Sahara and s. Mauretania, s. Mali to the Nile Valley of n. Sudan.
(3) Se. Egypt, ne. Ethiopia, c. Sudan, n. and e. Somalia, Socotra Is., sw. and s. Arabia, se. Iraq, and s. Iran.
(4) S. Pakistan and nw. India

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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