Larks (Alaudidae)
Jerdon's Bushlark (Mirafra affinis) - HBW 9, p. 543
French: Alouette du Dekkan
German: Jerdonlerche
Spanish: Alondra de Jerdon
Other common names: Rufous-winged Bushlark; Ceylon Bushlark (“ceylonensis”)
Taxonomy: Mirafra affinis Blyth, 1845, southern India.
Relationship with African congeners unknown. Recently split from M. 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 M. erythrocephala and M. microptera, both of which were also previously merged with M. assamica. Sri Lankan population often separated as race ceylonensis; further study needed. Monotypic.
Distribution: E & S India and Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 4.2 -
A bird on the ground, calling once. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 18 sec 4 -
A bird walking on the road, and then a close view of it foraging at the edge of it. Locality Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka (ssp ceylonensis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 37 sec 3.7 -
A bird singing and preening. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 27 sec 3.3
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Perched.
Locality Udawalawa National Park, Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 5 January 2012 17 weeks ago 4 -
A bird in song Locality Thengumarahada, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 8 July 2011 46 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird standing on the ground. Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 9 December 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird on the ground. Locality Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 11 July 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Jerdon's Bushlark, perched on a clod of mud in ploughed feild. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 16 March 2011 7 weeks ago 3 -
A bird on a wire and looking back.
Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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Three short songs of a bird. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 2 years ago 3
