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Chestnut-headed sparrow-lark

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The male chestnut-headed sparrow-lark has a black collar and bib, white cheeks and a white circular area on the nape of the crown, surrounded by a chestnut border. This distinguishes it from
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This bird is usually found in pairs or small flocks of up to forty birds, often around water holes. It flies low to the ground and may sing in flight or when standing on bare ground.
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which lacks the white spot. The female has duller plumage.
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Alaudidae
Eremopterix
Binomial name
Oustalet

Synonyms
passerine
Alaudidae
habitats
shrubland
grassland
deserts
subspecies
Ogilvie-Grant
Oustalet
Fischer's sparrow-lark
"Eremopterix signatus"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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