Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
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Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix verticalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve
7 Verified records at Moremi Game Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis) or grey-backed finch-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Sometimes, the name 'grey-backed sparrow-lark' is also used to describe the black-eared sparrow-lark. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
LC

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucotis

<5% · Rare
Sabota Lark
LC

Sabota Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda sabota

<5% · Rare
Fawn-colored Lark
LC

Fawn-colored Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calendulauda africanoides

<5% · Rare
Red-capped Lark
LC

Red-capped Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calandrella cinerea

<5% · Rare
Dusky Lark
LC

Dusky Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarocorys nigricans

Insufficient data
Monotonous Lark
LC

Monotonous Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mirafra passerina

Insufficient data
Burchell's Glossy-starling
LC

Burchell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis australis

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

50–60% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
LC

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus africanus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
12 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark in Moremi Game Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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