Biometrics and moult of Grey-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix verticalis in the Karoo, September 2023
Graeme Hatley,
H Dieter Oschadleus,
Les G Underhill
et al.
Abstract:The biometrics of Grey-backed Sparrow-larks Eremopterix verticalis in the handbooks are based on small samples. We summarize wing-length, tail-length and mass of a sample of 130 Grey-backed Sparrow-larks mistnetted during ringing on the farm New Holme, Hanover District, Northern Cape, South Africa, in September 2023. The habitat was Grassy Karoo with, on average, March being the month of peak annual rainfall. The sample consisted of 58 females and 72 males. We examined birds for primary moult; 5% had moulted e… Show more
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