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 LC    Jerdon's Bushlark* Id (Atlas):
    Mirafra affinis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Jerdon's Bushlark, Rufous-winged Bushlark, Ceylon Bushlark (ceylonensis), Jerdon's Bush Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1845

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)
India, Sri Lanka.

Eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

 
Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis) [XC484951]
     by Sathish K from Sripuram Bus Stop (near Tirunelveli), Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India (song)

 
Jerdon's Bush Lark (Mirafra affinis) [XC756564]
     by Kousheyo Bagchi from Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Mirafra assamica (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra assamica), Jerdon's Bushlark (Mirafra affinis), Burmese Bushlark (Mirafra microptera) and Indochinese Bushlark (Mirafra erythrocephala) following Alström (1998).

Relationship with African congeners unknown. Recently split from Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra assamica) on basis of pronounced differences in, especially, vocalizations, song flight, other behaviour, habitat choice, and cytochrome b gene sequences (13·4%); equally large genetic (respectively, 13·7% and 15·1%) and vocal differences from Indochinese Bushlark (Mirafra erythrocephala) and Burmese Bushlark (Mirafra microptera), both of which were also previously merged with Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra assamica). Sri Lankan population often separated as subspecies ceylonensis. Further study is required.


References
See References.


Files:
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