• Synonyms Gray-backed Sparrow Lark, Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark, Grey-backed Sparrowlark, Grey-backed Finch-Lark, Grey-backed Finchlark, Grey backed Sparrow Lark, Gray-backed Finchlark, Grey-backed Finch Lark, Gray-backed Finch-Lark, Greybacked Finchlark, Gray backed Sparrow Lark, Grey-backed Sparrow Lark, Gray-backed Finch Lark, Gray-backed Sparrowlark
  • Old latin name for bird Pyrrhulauda verticalis, Megalotis verticalis

Grey-backed Sparrow-Larkbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 6.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 8.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s, sc

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Eremopterix verticalis damarensisw Angola and sw Zambia to w South Africa-No
Eremopterix verticalis hartisw Zambia-No
Eremopterix verticalis khamane Botswana, w Zimbabwe and w Zambia-No
Eremopterix verticalis verticalisse Botswana and sw Zimbabwe to s South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrysruglewerik
BelarusianШэраспiнны жаўрук
Catalanterrerola de dors gris
Chinese灰背雀百灵
Chinese (Traditional)灰背雀百靈
CroatianSivoleđa ševa, crnotrba ševa
CzechSkrivan škraboškový, skřivan škraboškový, skřívan škraboškový
DanishNonnelærke
DutchGrijsrug-vinkleeuwerik, Grijsrugvinkleeuwerik
EsperantoGrizdorsa paseralaŭdo
EstonianHallselg-värblõoke
Finnishharmaavarpuskiuru
FrenchMoinelette à dos gris, Alouette-moineau à dos gris
FrisianGriisrêchljurk
GalicianCalandriña pedresa
GermanGraurückenlerche, Nonnenlerche, Graurücken-Lerche
Hungarianapácapacsirta
IcelandicKrúnulævirki
IrishFuiseog dhroimliath
ItalianAllodola passerina dorsogrigio, Allodola passero dorsogrigio, Allodola dorsogrigio
Japaneseシロエリスズメヒバリ
LatvianApácapacsirta
Lithuanianpilkanugaris žvirblinis vieversys
Northern SamiRánessealleivvoš
Norwegiangrårygglerke
Norwegian NynorskGrårygglerke
Polishpustynka bialolbista, pustynka białołbista
Portuguesepastor-de-dorso-cinzento, Cotovia-pardal-de-dorso-cinzento, Cotovia pardal de dorso cinzento
RomanianCiocârlie cu spate cenuşiu
RussianСероспинный жаворонок, Серо-поддерживаемый воробьиный жаворонок, Сероспинный воробьиный жаворонок
SerbianSivoleđa zebolika ševa
Slovakškovránok sivochrbtý
SlovenianSivohrbti škrjanec
SpanishAlondra Gorrión de Lomo Gris, Gurrio-Alondra Dorsigrís, Terrera dorsigrís
SwedishGråryggad finklärka, gråryggig finklärka
TurkishAk-enseli Serçe Toygarı, Ak Enseli Serçe Toygarı
Ukrainianжервінчик білошиїй
WelshEhedydd cefnllwyd