Singing Bush Lark

How to identify

Field marks

1. Large head and short bill like those of Eurasian Tree Sparrow
2. Buff supercilium and spots or streaks on the breast
3. Short, rounded wings with a distinct rufous wing patch
4. Dark central streaks on the back

Male, female and young

Juvenile similar, but with narrow white feather edges on the crown and upperparts, forming a neat, scale-like pattern.

Voice

An indistinct chirping call when flushed.

Similar species

Eurasian Skylark

In flight, Singing Bush Lark lacks the white trailing edge to the wing of Eurasian Skylark; its tail is likewise white along the sides, but is only half as long.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January · Most records: Australia, Cambodia, Thailand

Singing Bush Lark has been recorded at 199 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 18 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Western Treatment PlantAustralia1,613 records
2. Roebuck Plains StationAustralia1,312 records
3. Townsville Town Common Conservation ParkAustralia456 records

Countries and regions with the most records

AustraliaCambodiaThailandIndiaKenyaEthiopiaTimor-LesteSenegal

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The singing bush lark or Horsfield's bush lark (Mirafra javanica) is a species of lark which inhabits grassland throughout most of Australia and much of Southeast Asia. It was described by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.

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