
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Scrublands and desert. Bill and legs white. Black head with white ear-patch all feathers broadly edged white; belly black.

Scrublands and desert. Bill and legs white. Black head with white ear-patch all feathers broadly edged white; belly black.

Woodland. Grey hood; heavy, hooked bill; upperparts green; below yellow; breast orange; eyes yellow.

Fynbos, scrubland. Dark rufous head with paler buff underparts, grey and black streaking on back.

Bushveld. Upperparts dark grey with brownish-grey wings; pale greyish throat; underparts creamy-white.

Woodland. Mantle and back grey; tail black with white outer feathers; wings blackish; white underbelly.

Woodland thickets. Grey, darker above with red eyes, rump and upper tail-base


Karoo Scrub, rocky hills and gorges. A grey-brown and black bird with tawny apearance and short tail

Woodland. Dark grey-green upperparts with buff patch extending from forehead to ear coverts; light grey breast with buff-coloured belly and vent.

Tidal flats. Bill, legs black. Above mottled light grey-brown and white; eyebrows and forehead white; below white; breast streaked light grey-brown; in flight ‘armpits’ black
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