Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family. It is found in the plains in open land with bare ground, grass and scrub across South Asia. The males are well marked with a contrasting black-and-white face pattern, while females are sandy brown, looking similar to a female sparrow. Males are easily detected during the breeding season by the long descending whistle that accompanies their undulating and dive-bombing flight displays.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Alaudidae
- Genus
- Eremopterix