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The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) 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.
Scientific Name : Eremopterix griseus
Family : Alaudidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Larks
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 12
Compare Size : House Sparrow -
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : 2 - 3 eggs
Other Names :
English : ash-crowned sparrow-lark, ashy-crowned finch-lark, black-bellied finch-lark, black-bellied sparrow-lark
Habitat:
found in the plains in open land with bare ground, grass and scrub
Breeding:
February to September
Feeding:
seeds and insects
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Legs | short |
| Belly | dark chocolate-brown |
| Chin | black |
| Head | black eye stripe, has whitish-brown cheeks |
| Crown | ashy |
| Forehead | ashy |
| Throat | has thick black central band which extends a base for a black half collar |
| Breast | dark chocolate-brown with whitish-brown on sides |
| Note : overall sandy-brown plumage |
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| Female | |
|---|---|
| Legs | short |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | short; whitish-brown |
| Note : female is pale-brown and very similar to a female house sparrow, although the legs are much shorter and appearing stockier and shorter-necked |
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