The black-eared sparrow-lark (''Eremopterix australis'') or black-eared finch lark is a species of

lark 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 oc ...

in the family

Alaudidae 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 occ ...

. It is found in southern Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...

Taxonomy and systematics

Sometimes the name grey-backed sparrow-lark is used to describe this species, although more commonly it refers to a separate species ('' Eremopterix verticalis'').

References

External links

Species text in ''The Atlas of Southern African Birds''
black-eared sparrow-lark Birds of Southern Africa black-eared sparrow-lark Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub