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Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark

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Photo by Robert L Jarvis
Rathambore, India, January 2006

Eremopterix grisea

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
- 5.1 Breeding
- 5.2 Diet
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

12 cm.
Male

Brownish-black underparts and head
rilght white patches on the nape
Grey crown
Pale grey upperparts and wings
Light grey thick bill

Female and Young

drabber, pale brown-grey upperparts
Buff underparts
White belly
Dark grey underwing coverts visible in flight

[edit] Distribution

Asia: found in India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species¹.

[edit] Habitat

Open dry scrub and dry cultivated fields. Arid plains.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

A ground nester, laying 2-3 eggs.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and seeds.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
Wikipedia
BF Member observations