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title: "Grijskruinvinkleeuwerik"
description: "Eremopterix griseus — Vogels. The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grijskruinvinkleeuwerik

> Eremopterix griseus — Vogels. The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family.

- Scientific name: *Eremopterix griseus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 2030
- Wikidata: [Q1590674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1590674)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72839](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72839)

## Names

- en: Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- de: Grauscheitellerche
- es: Alondra Pinzón de Vientre Negro
- fr: Moinelette croisée
- nl: Grijskruinvinkleeuwerik
- pl: Pustynka szarawa

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1645), LK (114), NP (17), BD (9), PK (7)

## Summary

The ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) is a small sparrow-sized member of the lark family. It is found in the plains in open land with bare ground, grass and scrub across South Asia. The males are well marked with a contrasting black-and-white face pattern, while females are sandy brown, looking similar to a female sparrow. Males are easily detected during the breeding season by the long descending whistle that accompanies their undulating and dive-bombing flight displays.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy-crowned_sparrow-lark

## Photo

![Grijskruinvinkleeuwerik](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/399265883

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ashy-crowned-sparrow-lark?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).