Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix verticalis
Larks (Alaudidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Black-eared Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix australis | 1 |
| Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia | 1 |
| Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti | 1 |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris | 1 |
Family
Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occurs in Australia.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …