See text The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

[2] It was later moved to the Lark family Alaudidae under the genus Eremopterix which includes all other sparrow-lark species.

The male is striking, with solid black underparts and head apart from brilliant white patches on the nape and behind the eyes.

The female chestnut-backed sparrow-lark is a drabber bird with heavily streaked buff-white underparts and head, and a white nape collar.

Geographic range: •Eremopterix leucotis: South Sudan to Ethiopia, Eritrea, and northwestern Somalia It nests on the ground and lays one egg.