Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (4)
Peter Ryan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 17, 2014
Text last updated July 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysruglewerik |
| Bulgarian | Сивогърба врабчова чучулига |
| Catalan | terrerola dorsigrisa |
| Croatian | crnotrba ševa |
| Dutch | Grijsrugvinkleeuwerik |
| English | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark |
| English (Kenya) | Gray-backed Sparrow Lark |
| English (United States) | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark |
| Estonian | hallselg-värblõoke |
| French | Moinelette à dos gris |
| French (Canada) | Moinelette à dos gris |
| German | Graurückenlerche |
| Icelandic | Krúnulævirki |
| Japanese | シロエリスズメヒバリ |
| Norwegian | grårygglerke |
| Polish | pustynka białołbista |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cotovia-pardal-de-dorso-cinzento |
| Russian | Сероспинный жаворонок |
| Serbian | Sivoleđa zebolika ševa |
| Slovak | škovránok sivochrbtý |
| Spanish | Terrera Dorsigrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Terrera dorsigrís |
| Swedish | gråryggig finklärka |
| Turkish | Ak Enseli Serçe Toygarı |
| Ukrainian | Жервінчик білошиїй |
| Zulu | intakajolwane yasehlane |
Eremopterix verticalis (Smith, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Megalotis verticalis
Smith, 1836. Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.), p.48.
TYPE LOCALITY:
? Country both sides of the Orange River.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- EREMOPTERIX
- verticalis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
