Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix australis
Scrublands. Bill and legs white. Upperparts dappled dusky; ear coverts rufous; wings rufous dappled black, pale feather edges; below white streaked black.
Sparrow-Larks
LC
Endemic
Description
Common endemic resident. The male has no white plumage; the upper parts of both sexes are rufous while the belly of the female lacks the black patch of other female sparrow-larks. It calls ‘cht cht cht’ in flight. It occurs in sparse, dwarf shrublands and grassland, mostly on red sands.
Quick Facts
Size
12-13 cm - S
Names
A: Swartoorlewerik
G: Schwarzwangenlerche
Bird Family
Small, sparrow-like larks with marked sexual plumage differences. Gregarious, usually appearing in flocks even when breeding. Sparrow-larks are nomadic with regional fluctuations influenced by rainfall and abundancy of food (seeds). Their habitat is mainly open grassland, scrubland and semi-arid areas.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
It occurs in sparse, dwarf shrublands and 'grassland', mostly on red sands.
