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Eremopterix  Kaup, 1836
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557663

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Pyrrhulauda A. Smith, 1839
  
    Coraphites Cabanis, 1847
  
    Megalotis Swainson, 1827
  
    Ptilotus Bonaparte, 1850
  
    Pyrrhalauda A. Smith, 1839
  
    Eremopteryx Kaup, 1836
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyAlaudidae Vigors, 1825 – Larks  
                               GenusEremopterix Kaup, 1836  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Eremopterix australis (A. Smith, 1836) – Moinelette à oreillons noirs, pastor-preto, Terrera orejinegra, Black-eared Sparrow-Lark 
                                  Species Eremopterix griseus (Scopoli, 1786) – Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Moinelette croisée, pastor-de-coroa-cinzenta, Terrera coronigrís 
                                  Species Eremopterix hova (Hartlaub, 1860) – Madagascar Lark, Moinelette malgache, pastor-de-madagáscar, pastor-malgaxe, Alondra malgache 
                                  Species Eremopterix leucopareia (G. A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) – Moinelette de Fischer, pastor-mascarado, pastor-de-faces-brancas, Terrera cariblanca, Fischer's Sparrow-Lark 
                                  Species Eremopterix leucotis (Stanley, 1814) – Moinelette à oreillons blancs, pastor-de-dorso-castanho, Terrera orejiblanca, Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark 
                                  Species Eremopterix nigriceps (Gould, 1839) – Moinelette à front blanc, pastor-de-cabeça-negra, pastor-de-coroa-preta, Terrera negrita, Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark 
                                  Species Eremopterix signatus (Oustalet, 1886) – Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark, Moinelette d'Oustalet, pastor-de-cabeça-castanha, Terrera señalada 
                                  Species Eremopterix verticalis (A. Smith, 1836) – Moinelette à dos gris, pastor-de-dorso-cinzento, Terrera dorsigrís, Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Eremopterix    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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