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''Eremopterix'' is the genus of sparrow-larks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. The sparrow-larks are found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species The genus ''Eremopterix'' contains the following extant species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...: Former species Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Eremopterix'': * Arabian Dunn's lark (as ''Pyrrhulauda eremodites'') References Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub ...
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Grey-backed Sparrow-lark
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. Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized: * ''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 Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family na ...
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Eremopterix
''Eremopterix'' is the genus of sparrow-larks, songbirds in the family (biology), family Alaudidae. The sparrow-larks are found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species The genus ''Eremopterix'' contains the following extant species: Former species Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Eremopterix'': * Arabian Dunn's lark (as ''Pyrrhulauda eremodites'') References

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Grey-backed Sparrowlark (Eremopterix Verticalis) (6875326526)
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. Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized: * ''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 References External links Species text in ''The Atlas of Southern African Birds'' grey-backed sparrow-lar ...
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Eremopterix Australis -Bushmanland, South Africa-8
''Eremopterix'' is the genus of sparrow-larks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. The sparrow-larks are found from Africa to the Indian subcontinent. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species The genus ''Eremopterix'' contains the following extant species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...: Former species Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Eremopterix'': * Arabian Dunn's lark (as ''Pyrrhulauda eremodites'') References Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Alaudidae-stub ...
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Black-eared Sparrow-lark
The black-eared sparrow-lark (''Eremopterix australis'') 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 A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo .... 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 ...
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Johann Jakob Kaup
Johann Jakob von Kaup (10 April 1803 – 4 July 1873) was a German naturalist. A proponent of natural philosophy, he believed in an innate mathematical order in nature and he attempted biological classifications based on the Quinarian system. Kaup is also known for having coined popular prehistoric taxa like ''Pterosauria'', ''Machairodus'', ''Deinotherium'', ''Dorcatherium'', and ''Chalicotherium''. Biography He was born at Darmstadt. After studying at Göttingen and Heidelberg he spent two years at Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, where his attention was specially devoted to the amphibians and fishes. He then returned to Darmstadt as an assistant in the grand ducal museum, of which in 1840 he became inspector. In 1829 he published ''Skizze zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der europäischen Thierwelt'', in which he regarded the animal world as developed from lower to higher forms, from the amphibians through the birds to the beasts of prey; but subsequently he repudiated ...
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Arabian Dunn's Lark
The Arabian lark (''Eremalauda eremodites'') is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found from Syria to Jordan and through Saudi Arabia to Oman. The Arabian lark was formerly considered conspecific with Dunn's lark, but was classified as a distinct species by the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive and by Birdlife International, and later by the International Ornithological Congress. This species is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:lark, Arabian Arabian lark Birds of the Arabian Peninsula Arabian lark ...
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Fischer's Sparrow-lark
Fischer's sparrow-lark (''Eremopterix leucopareia'') 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. This inconspicuous dull-coloured bird somewhat resembles a finch. It can be distinguished from the similar chestnut-headed sparrow-lark 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. The common name of the bird commemorates the German explorer Gustav Fischer Gustav Fischer may refer to: * Gustav Fischer (explorer) (1848–1886), German explorer of Africa * Gustav Fischer (equestrian) Gustav Fischer (8 November 1915 – 22 November 1990) was a Switzerland, Swiss Equestrian at the Summer Olympics, .... References External links Images and classification at the Animal Div ...
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Chestnut-headed Sparrow-lark
The chestnut-headed sparrow-lark (''Eremopterix signatus'') 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. Taxonomy and systematics Subspecies Two subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ... are recognized: * ''E. s. harrisoni'' - ( Ogilvie-Grant, 1900): Found in south-eastern Sudan and north-western Kenya * ''E. s. signatus'' - ( Oustalet, 1886): Found in southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia and eastern Kenya Description The male chestnut-headed sparrow-lark has a black collar and bib, white cheeks and a white circular area on the nape of the cro ...
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