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Bird watching/ Birding on Sri Lanka / SAARC Region - Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark

Jerdon's bush lark (Mirafra affinis) or Jerdon's lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in south Asia.

Distribution and habitat
Jerdon's bush lark has a large range in south-east India and Sri Lanka, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000-1,000,000 square kilometers.

It has proven adaptable to a variety of open habitats up to a maximum elevation of 1500 m. Some of these are forest perimeters, rocky scrubland, scrubby hill meadows and clearings in open-type forests, shrub-edged unused croplands, and thickets of bamboo.

Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark

Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
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Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
Distribution of Mirafra assamica and affinis according to Per Alstrom (1998) Forktail 13
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Taxonomy and systematics
The common name commemorates the surgeon-naturalist Thomas C. Jerdon.

Formerly, Jerdon's bush lark was considered to be a subspecies of the Bengal bush lark (as M. assamica affinis) until studies of differences in call and distribution led to it being treated as a separate species. However, not all authorities recognize this species split.

Description
Jerdon's bush lark has arrowhead-like spots pointing upwards on the breast. It is very similar to the Indian bush lark (M. erythroptera) but has buffy lores, less white behind ear coverts, darker center to wing coverts and central tail feathers.

Dark centers of primary coverts are prominent, and wing panels are duller and rufous. In the southern Western Ghats, the race ceylonensis is darker and more rufous on the underside and has a longer bill. Jerdon's bush lark has paler, greyish-brown underparts.

The song of Jerdon's bush lark is a dry rattle given from its perch.

Listen to the Jerdon's bush lark



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Remarks from the Recordist

Song from the ground.



Behaviour and ecology
Its song-flight is indistinguishable from that of the Indian bush lark, However, unlike the aforementioned species, Jerdon's bush lark often perches on trees and wires

Conservation status
Barred buttonquail or Common Bustard-quail, Turnix suscitator
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 16th of May 2017
Location: Yala National Park, Sri Lanka


Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
Jerdon's bush lark
16 May 2017 - Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
Jerdon's bush lark
16 May 2017 - Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
Jerdon's bush lark
16 May 2017 - Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Jerdon's bush lark, Mirafra affinis, Jerdon's lark
Jerdon's bush lark
16 May 2017 - Yala National Park, Sri Lanka



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