Botswana (B) (NB), South Africa (B) (NB), Zimbabwe (B) (NB).
Central Zimbabwe, south-eastern Botswana and eastern South Africa.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation due to conversion to agriculture, industry, overgrazing and human encroachment are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Melodious Lark (Mirafra cheniana) [XC609924]
by Tony Archer from Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (song)
Melodious Lark (Mirafra cheniana) [XC200773]
by from Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok, Kenya (song)
Nest
Domed, with a side entrance, composed of coarse grasses and lined with finer grass leaves.