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Black-eared Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix australis)

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Photo: Alan Manson via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Black-eared Sparrow-Lark

The black-eared sparrow-lark (Eremopterix australis) or black-eared finch lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Sometimes the name grey-backed sparrow-lark is used to describe this species, although more commonly it refers to a separate species (Eremopterix verticalis). Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Black-eared sparrow-lark Structured guide to the species in southern Africa

Source: Black-eared sparrow-lark on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 3 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.