Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps)
About the Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
The black-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found across northern Africa from Mauritania through the Middle East to north-western India. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. The black-crowned sparrow-lark is also known as the black-crowned finch lark, white-crested finch-lark, white-crested sparrow-lark, white-fronted finch-lark and white-fronted sparrow-lark. Three subspecies are recognized: E. n. nigriceps – (Gould, 1839): Found on Cape Verde Islands Saharan black-crowned sparrow-lark (E. n. albifrons) – (Sundevall, 1850): Found from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan Eastern black-crowned sparrow-lark (E. n. melanauchen) – (Cabanis, 1851): Found from eastern Sudan to Somalia, Arabia, Socotra Island, southern Iraq, Iran and Pakistan.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 48 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
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Listed as recorded in India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Senegal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.