Fischer's Sparrow-Lark - BirdForum Opus

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Subspecies harrisoni
Photo by Mike Barth
Nairobi National Park, Kenya, June 2012

Eremopterix leucopareia

Identification

Similar species

Similar to Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark (which see).

Distribution

Male
Photo by Glen Tepke
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, 13 June 2009

Africa
Western Africa: found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia ans Malawi

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].

Habitat

Semi-desert; stony plains and cultivated areas.

Behaviour

Juvenile.
Photo by RedChris79
Amboseli National Park, Kenya, September 2010

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

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