Larks (Alaudidae)
Bengal Bushlark (Mirafra assamica) - HBW 9, p. 544
French: Alouette d’Assam
German: Bengalenlerche
Spanish: Alondra de Assam
Other common names: Bush Lark, Rufous-winged Lark/Bushlark, Collared Lark(!)
Taxonomy: Mirafra Assamica Horsfield, 1840, Assam, India.
Relationship with African congeners unknown. Formerly treated as a polytypic species, including M. affinis, M. erythrocephala and M. microptera as races, but differs from all those in vocalizations, song flight, other aspects of behaviour and habitat choice. Mitochondrial DNA data suggest that the “M. assamica complex” is non-monophyletic, since M. erythroptera is nested within this group, and also that the various taxa diverged a considerably longer time ago than is indicated by the rather small morphological differences (pairwise genetic divergences in.. View all taxonomy...
Relationship with African congeners unknown. Formerly treated as a polytypic species, including M. affinis, M. erythrocephala and M. microptera as races, but differs from all those in vocalizations, song flight, other aspects of behaviour and habitat choice. Mitochondrial DNA data suggest that the “M. assamica complex” is non-monophyletic, since M. erythroptera is nested within this group, and also that the various taxa diverged a considerably longer time ago than is indicated by the rather small morphological differences (pairwise genetic divergences in the cytochrome b gene 11·7-15·1%). More distantly related to M. javanica and M. cantillans. Monotypic.
Distribution: N India and S Nepal E to Bhutan, Bangladesh and extreme W Myanmar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult foraging on the ground Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 1 March 2009 2 years ago 40 sec 3.3 -
one feeding and running on ground Locality Nameri National Park, Sonitpur District, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 17 April 2010 3 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A bird running along the grass Locality Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species)
Guus van Duin 3 January 2008 5 years ago 48 sec 2.9
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A dorsal view of a bird standing.
Locality Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Monotypic species)
J.M. Garg 1 March 2008 3 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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