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- Eremopterix signatus
Eremopterix signata
Identification
A distinctive Sparrow-Lark due to the adult male's white crown patch (this varies in size between individuals and may not be visible).
Similar Species
Similar to Fischer's Sparrow-Lark. This differs as follows:
- crown all chestnut
- nape chestnut without white (Chestnut-headed has a white patch at the nape and dark surround to the white ear patch is incomplete
- Fischer's appears less neat than Chestnut-headed as the brown colours tend to bleed into the white.
Distribution
Endemic to north-eastern Africa, occuring in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- E. s. signatus Southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and eastern Kenya
- E. s. harrisoni Southeastern South Sudan and northwestern Kenya
Habitat
Arid plains, often near water holes.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-headed_Sparrow-Lark
