Bird
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis · Alaudidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records6,337in 17 countries
Most seen inSenegal1,534 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark in brief
The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a bird of the Alaudidae family — species of bird.
Across the 17 countries we cover it has 6,337 published records, most of them from Senegal, Gambia and Nigeria. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Senegal1,534 records · best Jan, Feb
Gambia1,188 records · best Nov, Jan
Nigeria1,030 records · best Dec, Nov
Botswana938 records · best Sep, Aug
Ethiopia799 records · best Nov, Dec
Sudan155 records · best Mar, Feb
Benin145 records · best Feb, Jan
Chad117 records · best Sep, Feb
Burkina Faso110 records · best Nov, Jan
Niger71 records · best Feb, Dec
Mali61 records · best Oct, Mar
Mauritania58 records · best Jan, Aug
Somalia50 records · best Jul, Jan
Lesotho40 records · best Mar, Oct
Eritrea31 records · best Apr, May
Togo8 records · best Nov, Sep
Djibouti2 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.